RASD1

RASD1
Identifiers
Aliases	RASD1, AGS1, DEXRAS1, MGC:26290, ras related dexamethasone induced 1
External IDs	OMIM: 605550; MGI: 1270848; HomoloGene: 7509; GeneCards: RASD1; OMA:RASD1 - orthologs
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 17 (human)[1] Band 17p11.2 Start 17,494,437 bp[1] End 17,496,395 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 11 (mouse)[2] Band 11|11 B1.3 Start 59,854,007 bp[2] End 59,855,770 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in pericardium renal medulla anterior pituitary middle temporal gyrus pancreatic ductal cell trachea parotid gland Brodmann area 23 right lobe of thyroid gland cardiac muscle tissue of right atrium Top expressed in brown adipose tissue islet of Langerhans suprachiasmatic nucleus white adipose tissue subcutaneous adipose tissue medial dorsal nucleus lactiferous gland tunica adventitia of aorta CA3 field medial geniculate nucleus More reference expression data BioGPS More reference expression data
Gene ontology Molecular function nucleotide binding GTP binding protein binding GTPase activity Cellular component cytoplasm perinuclear region of cytoplasm plasma membrane nucleus sarcoplasmic reticulum membrane Biological process G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated signal transduction nitric oxide mediated signal transduction Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 51655 19416 Ensembl ENSG00000108551 ENSMUSG00000049892 UniProt Q9Y272 O35626 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_016084 NM_001199989 NM_009026 RefSeq (protein) NP_001186918 NP_057168 NP_033052 Location (UCSC) Chr 17: 17.49 – 17.5 Mb Chr 11: 59.85 – 59.86 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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Dexamethasone-induced Ras-related protein 1 (RASD1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RASD1 gene on chromosome 17.^[5][6] It is ubiquitously expressed in many tissues and cell types.^[7] As a member of the Ras superfamily of small G-proteins, RASD1 regulates signal transduction pathways through both G proteins and G protein-coupled receptors.^[8] RASD1 has been associated with several cancers.^[9] The RASD1 gene also contains one of 27 SNPs associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease.^[10]

Structure

Gene

The RASD1 gene resides on chromosome 17 at the band 17p11.2 and contains 2 exons.^[6] This gene produces 2 isoforms through alternative splicing.^[11] A glucocorticoid response element (GRE) located in the 3'- flanking region of this gene allows glucocorticoids to induce expression of RASD1.^[12]

Protein

This protein is a small GTPase belonging to the Ras superfamily.^[11] As a Ras superfamily member, RASD1 shares several motifs characteristic of Ras proteins, including four highly conserved GTP binding pocket domains: the phosphate/magnesium binding regions GXXXXGK(S/T) (domain Σ1), DXXG (domain Σ2), and the guanine base binding loops NKXD (domain Σ3) and EXSAK (domain Σ4). These four domains, along with an effector loop, are responsible for binding to other proteins and signaling molecules. Another common Ras motif, the CAAX motif, can be found in the C-terminal of RASD1 and promotes the subcellular localization of RASD1 to the plasma membrane. As a GTPase, RASD1 also shares motifs, such as in the regions G-1 to G-3, with other GTPases. The full-length RASD1 cDNA produces a protein with a length of 280 amino acid residues and a molecular mass of 31.7 kDa.^[12]

Function

RASD1 is expressed in many tissues including brain, heart, liver, and kidney.^[13][14][15] It is also present in bone marrow, but its expression is absent or at very low levels in spleen, lymph node, and peripheral blood leukocytes.^[15][16] RASD1 modulates multiple signaling cascades. RASD1 could activate G proteins in a receptor-independent manner and inhibit signal transduction through several different G protein-coupled receptors.^[17][8] Although RASD1 is a member of the Ras superfamily of small G-proteins, which often promotes cell growth and tumor expansion, it plays an active role in preventing aberrant cell growth.^[16] It can be induced by corticosteroids and may play a role in the negative feedback loop controlling adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) secretion.^[18] In the hypothalamus, RASD1 expression is induced in two ways: one by elevated glucocorticoids in response to stress, and one in response to increased plasma osmolality resulting from osmotic stress. Based on its inhibitory actions on CREB phosphorylation, increased RASD1 in vasopressin-expressing neurons may be essential in controlling the transcriptional responses to stressors in both the supraoptic nucleus and paraventricular nucleus via modulation of the cAMP-PKA-CREB signaling pathway.^[19] RASD1 is also reported to function with leptin in the activation of TRPC4 transient receptor potential channels and, thus, plays a role in regulating electrical excitability in gastrointestinal myocytes, pancreatic β-cells, and neurons.^[20] In addition, the interaction between RASD1 and Ear2 is involved in renin transcriptional regulation.^[21]

Clinical significance

In humans, upregulation of RASD1 leading to increased apoptosis has been observed in several human cancer cell lines such as DU-154 human prostate cancer cells^[22] and in human breast cancer cells MCF-7.^[9] In the latter, high concentrations of calycosin significantly suppressed the proliferation of MCF-7 cells, thereby promoting apoptosis of the cells. Moreover, compared with a control group, the expression of Bcl-2 decreased with calycosin while Bax increased, and these changes correlated with an elevated expression of RASD1. Together, it appears that, at relatively high concentrations, calycosin can trigger the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway by upregulating RASD1.^[9]

Clinical marker

Additionally, in the cardiovascular field, a genome-wide analysis of common variants demonstrated a substantial overlap in the genetic risk of ischemic stroke and coronary artery disease, such as the link between RASD1 and other loci such as RAI1 and PEMT.^[23] A multi-locus genetic risk score study based on a combination of 27 loci, including the RASD1 gene, identified individuals at increased risk for both incident and recurrent coronary artery disease events, as well as an enhanced clinical benefit from statin therapy. The study was based on a community cohort study (the Malmo Diet and Cancer study) and four additional randomized controlled trials of primary prevention cohorts (JUPITER and ASCOT) and secondary prevention cohorts (CARE and PROVE IT-TIMI 22).^[10]

Interactions

RASD1 has been shown to interact with NOS1AP.^[15]

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