Gene content    
RALA ( by HUGO)
V-Ral Simian Leukemia Viral Oncogene Homolog A (Ras Related)
Oncogene & --
V-Ral Simian Leukemia Viral Oncogene Homolog A (Ras Related)
RAL
Ras Family Small GTP Binding Protein RALA
Ras Related GTP Binding Protein A
RAS-Like Protein A
Ras-Related Protein Ral-A
NCBI: 7p15-p13    Ensembl: 7p14.1
RALA_HUMANSize: 206 amino acidsMass: 23567 Da

  • Subunit: Interacts with RALBP1 via its effector domain. Interacts with EXOC8 and EXOC2. EXOC2 and EXOC8 have overlapping binding sites and compete for RALA binding. Interacts with Clostridium exoenzyme C3. Interacts with RALGPS1. Interacts with LPAR1 and LPAR2. Interacts with ADRBK1 in response to LPAR1 activation. RALA and ADRBK1 mutually inhibit each other's binding to LPAR1 6 PDB 3D structures from [IMAGE] and Proteopedia [IMAGE] for RALA: 1UAD (3D) [IMAGE] 1ZC3 (3D) [IMAGE] 1ZC4 (3D) [IMAGE] 2A78 (3D) [IMAGE] 2A9K (3D) [IMAGE] 2BOV (3D) [IMAGE]
  • Function:
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Summary: RALA_HUMAN, P11233 Function: Multifunctional GTPase involved in a variety of cellular processes including gene expression, cell migration, cell proliferation, oncogenic transformation and membrane trafficking. Accomplishes its multiple functions by interacting with distinct downstream effectors. Acts as a GTP sensor for GTP-dependent exocytosis of dense core vesicles. Plays a role in the early stages of cytokinesis and is required to tether the exocyst to the cytokinetic furrow. The RALA-exocyst complex regulates integrin-dependent membrane raft exocytosis and growth signaling. Key regulator of LPAR1 signaling and competes with ADRBK1 for binding to LPAR1 thus affecting the signaling properties of the receptor. Required for anchorage-independent proliferation of transformed cells Enzyme regulation: Alternates between an inactive form bound to GDP and an active form bound to GTP. Activated by a guanine nucleotide-exchange factor (GEF) and inactivated by a GTPase-activating protein (GAP)
  • Similarity:
    Belongs to the small GTPase superfamily. Ras family [IMAGE]
  • Protein Domain/Family    
    Source ID Domain Name Type
    InterProIPR001806Small_GTPaseRas GTPaseFamily
    IPR005225Small_GTP-bd_domSmall GTP-binding protein domainDomain
    BlocksIPB001806Transforming protein P21 RAS signatureTransforming protein P21 RAS signature
    IPB003577Ras small GTPaseRas small GTPase, Ras type

    Gene Ontology    
    Type Term Evidence Source Pub
    Biological Process GTP binding TAS GOA PubMed
    membrane IEA GOA
    protein binding IPI GOA PubMed
    Cellular Component nucleotide binding IEA GOA
    Molecular Function chemotaxis TAS GOA PubMed
    intracellular IEA GOA
    signal transduction TAS GOA PubMed
    small GTPase mediated signal transduction IEA GOA

    RALA cross reference    
    PubMed OMIM Entrez Gene NCKU SNP Nucleotide UniProt Genome Data Viewer HomoloGene