Trafficking G proteins between membranes is essential for their signaling activity. Structural and biochemical studies on the farnesylated G protein Rheb and the guanine nucleotide–dissociation inhibitor (GDI)-like PDEδ suggest an allosteric mechanism for Rheb release and identify a bona fide GDI-displacement factor (GDF).
- Shehab A Ismail
- Yong-Xiang Chen
- Alfred Wittinghofer