Anti-Sos Monoclonal Antibody (Clone:SOS-01)

The guanine nucleotide exchange factor Sos (Son-of-sevenless) is a complex multidomain protein that activates the small GTPase Ras (H-Ras, K-Ras, N-Ras, but not functionally distinct R-Ras) in response to receptor tyrosine kinase stimulation. Nucleotide exchange activity of Sos is stimulated by allosteric Ras binding. By another (separable) guanine exchange factor domain domain Sos modulates activity of Rac/Rho GTPases. Sos thus integrates signals that affect both gene expression and cytoskeletal reorganization, the Sos-mediated Ras-activation and Rac activation differ in composition and stability of the formed complex. Protein function: Promotes the exchange of Ras-bound GDP by GTP (PubMed:8493579). Probably by promoting Ras activation, regulates phosphorylation of MAP kinase MAPK3 in response to EGF (PubMed:17339331). Catalytic component of a trimeric complex that participates in transduction of signals from Ras to Rac by promoting the Rac-specific guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) activity. [The UniProt Consortium]