GRB2 is an adaptor protein that is the homolog of the Sem5 gene of C. elegans and Drk gene of Drosophila. GRB2 protein contains one SH2 domain and two SH3 domains and plays a role in growth factor-mediated signal transduction. GRB2 forms a complex with activated EGFR and the RAS-specific guanine nucleotide exchange factor SOS1 thereby mediating the growth factor-induced activation of RAS. GRB2 has been implicated in growth factor regulation of the cytoskeleton and DNA synthesis. DAB2 also binds to GRB2 and competes with SOS for GRB2 binding. GRB2 interacts with the hepatitis C virus nonstructural 5A (NS5A) protein and inhibits the activation of ERK1 and ERK2 by EGF.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 96(10), 5533-5538 (1999-05-13)
Although hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is an emerging global epidemic causing severe liver disorders, the molecular mechanisms of HCV pathogenesis remain elusive. The NS5A nonstructural protein of HCV contains several proline-rich sequences consistent with Src homology (SH) 3-binding sites
A cDNA clone encoding a novel, widely expressed protein (called growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 or GRB2) containing one src homology 2 (SH2) domain and two SH3 domains was isolated. Immunoblotting experiments indicate that GRB2 associates with tyrosine-phosphorylated epidermal growth
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