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J Biol Chem, Vol. 275, Issue 19, 14415-14422, May 12, 2000

Evidence for a Novel Cdc42GAP Domain at the Carboxyl Terminus of BNIP-2^*

Boon Chuan Low, Kah Tong Seow, and Graeme R. Guy

From the Signal Transduction Laboratory, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 30 Medical Dr., Singapore 117609, Republic of Singapore

We recently identified BNIP-2, a previously cloned Bcl-2- and E1B-associated protein, as a putative substrate of the FGF receptor tyrosine kinase and showed that it possesses GTPase-activating activity toward Cdc42 despite the lack of homology to previously described catalytic domains of GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs). BNIP-2 contains many arginine residues at the carboxyl terminus, which includes the region of homology to the noncatalytic domain of Cdc42GAP, termed BNIP-2 and Cdc42GAP homology (BCH) domain. Using BNIP-2 glutathione S-transferase recombinants, it was found that its BCH bound Cdc42, and contributed the GAP activity. This domain was predicted to fold into -helical bundles similar to the topology of the catalytic GAP domain of Cdc42GAP. Alignment of exposed arginine residues in this domain helped to identify Arg-235 and Arg-238 as good candidates for catalysis. Arg-238 matched well to the arginine "finger" required for enhanced GTP hydrolysis in homodimerized Cdc42. Site-directed mutagenesis confirmed that an R235K or R238K mutation severely impaired the BNIP-2 GAP activity without affecting its binding to Cdc42. From deletion studies, a region adjacent to the arginine patch (²⁸⁸EYV²⁹⁰ on BNIP-2) and the Switch I and Rho family-specific "Insert" region on Cdc42 are involved in the binding. The results indicate that the BCH domain of BNIP-2 represents a novel GAP domain that employs an arginine patch motif similar to that of the Cdc42-homodimer.

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