RALB

Ras-related protein Ral-B (RalB) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RALB gene on chromosome 2. This protein is one of two paralogs of the Ral protein, the other being RalA, and part of the Ras GTPase family. RalA functions as a molecular switch to activate a number of biological processes, majorly cell division and transport, via signaling pathways. Its biological role thus implicates it in many cancers.

RALB
Available structures PDB Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes 2KE5, 2KWI
Identifiers
Aliases	RALB, RAS like proto-oncogene B
External IDs	OMIM: 179551; MGI: 1927244; HomoloGene: 20632; GeneCards: RALB; OMA:RALB - orthologs
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 2 (human) Band 2q14.2 Start 120,240,064 bp End 120,294,710 bp
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 1 (mouse) Band 1|1 E2.3 Start 119,398,035 bp End 119,432,524 bp
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in monocyte blood rectum gallbladder cingulate gyrus oral cavity anterior cingulate cortex visceral pleura smooth muscle tissue granulocyte Top expressed in granulocyte epithelium of stomach endocardial cushion left lung lobe atrium genital tubercle yolk sac cumulus cell umbilical cord placenta More reference expression data BioGPS More reference expression data
Gene ontology Molecular function nucleotide binding GDP binding ATPase binding GTP binding protein binding GTPase activity ubiquitin protein ligase binding Cellular component membrane plasma membrane autophagosome exocyst extracellular exosome intracellular anatomical structure midbody Biological process positive regulation of protein phosphorylation positive regulation of autophagosome assembly cellular response to starvation negative regulation of protein binding positive regulation of protein serine/threonine kinase activity cell division regulation of exocyst assembly cellular response to exogenous dsRNA cell cycle positive regulation of protein binding signal transduction regulation of exocyst localization apoptotic process Ras protein signal transduction Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 5899 64143 Ensembl ENSG00000144118 ENSMUSG00000004451 UniProt P11234 Q9JIW9 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_002881 NM_001369400 NM_022327 RefSeq (protein) NP_002872 NP_001356329 NP_071722 Location (UCSC) Chr 2: 120.24 – 120.29 Mb Chr 1: 119.4 – 119.43 Mb PubMed search
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Structure

The Ral isoforms share an 80% overall match in amino acid sequence and 100% match in their effector-binding region. The two isoforms mainly differ in the C-terminal hypervariable region, which contains multiple sites for post-translational modification, leading to diverging subcellular localization and biological function. For example, phosphorylation of Serine 194 on RalA by the kinase Aurora A results in the relocation of RalA to the inner mitochondrial membrane, where RalA helps carry out mitochondrial fission; whereas phosphorylation of Serine 198 on RalB by the kinase PKC results in the relocation of RalB to other internal membranes and activation of its tumorigenic function.

Function

RalB is one of two proteins in the Ral family, which is itself a subfamily within the Ras family of small GTPases. As a Ras GTPase, RalB functions as a molecular switch that becomes active when bound to GTP and inactive when bound to GDP. RalB can be activated by RalGEFs and, in turn, activate effectors in signal transduction pathways leading to biological outcomes. For instance, RalB interacts with two components of the exocyst, Exo84 and Sec5, to promote autophagosome assembly, secretory vesicle trafficking, and tethering. Other downstream biological functions include exocytosis, receptor-mediated endocytosis, tight junction biogenesis, filopodia formation, mitochondrial fission, and cytokinesis.

While the above functions appear to be shared between the two Ral isoforms, their differential subcellular localizations result in their differing involvement in certain biological processes. In particular, RalB is more involved in apoptosis and cell motility. Moreover, RalB specifically interacts with Exo84 to assemble the beclin-1–VPS34 autophagy initiation complex, and with Sec5 to activate the innate immune response via the Tank-binding kinase 1 (TBK1).

Clinical significance

Ral proteins have been associated with the progression of several cancers, including bladder cancer and prostate cancer. Though the exact mechanisms remain unclear, studies reveal that RalB promotes tumor invasion and metastasis. As a result, inhibition of RalB inhibits further progression of cancer. In addition, RalB regulates p53 levels in a K-Ras-independent manner during cancer development. RalB also promotes cell survival during infection by double-stranded DNA viruses by activating TBK1 to carry out an immune response.

Interactions

RalB has been shown to interact with:

• CDC42,
• EXOC8,
• RALBP1, and
• Sec5.

Further reading

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