1 H, 15 N and 13 C resonance assignments of the Q61H mutant of human KRAS bound to GDP

Abstract

KRAS proteins are small GTPases binding to the cell membrane and playing important roles in signal transduction. KRAS proteins form complexes with GTP and GDP to result in active and inactive conformations favouring interactions with different proteins. Mutations in KRAS have impact on the GTPase activity and some mutants are related to certain types of cancers. In addition to mutation at position 12, the Q61H mutant is also identified as an oncogenic mutant. Here, we describe resonance assignment for Q61H mutant of human KRAS-4B. A construct containing 1-169 residues of KRAS with a point mutation at position 61 (Q to H) was made for solution NMR studies. The backbone and some side chain resonance assignments were obtained using conventional multi-dimensional experiments. The secondary structures were analysed based on the assigned residues. As NMR is a powerful tool in probing target and ligand interactions, the assignment will be useful for later compound binding studies.