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Science 22 May 1998:
Vol. 280. no. 5367, pp. 1271 - 1274
DOI: 10.1126/science.280.5367.1271

Reports

Molecular Basis for Interactions of G Protein beta gamma Subunits with Effectors

Carolyn E. Ford, * Nikolai P. Skiba, * Hyunsu Bae, Yehia Daaka, Eitan Reuveny, Lee R. Shekter, Ramon Rosal, Gezhi Weng, Chii-Shen Yang, Ravi Iyengar, Richard J. Miller, Lily Y. Jan, Robert J. Lefkowitz, Heidi E. Hamm dagger

Both the alpha  and beta gamma subunits of heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) communicate signals from receptors to effectors. Gbeta gamma subunits can regulate a diverse array of effectors, including ion channels and enzymes. Galpha subunits bound to guanine diphosphate (Galpha -GDP) inhibit signal transduction through Gbeta gamma subunits, suggesting a common interface on Gbeta gamma subunits for Galpha binding and effector interaction. The molecular basis for interaction of Gbeta gamma with effectors was characterized by mutational analysis of Gbeta residues that make contact with Galpha -GDP. Analysis of the ability of these mutants to regulate the activity of calcium and potassium channels, adenylyl cyclase 2, phospholipase C-beta 2, and beta -adrenergic receptor kinase revealed the Gbeta residues required for activation of each effector and provides evidence for partially overlapping domains on Gbeta for regulation of these effectors. This organization of interaction regions on Gbeta for different effectors and Galpha explains why subunit dissociation is crucial for signal transmission through Gbeta gamma subunits.

C. E. Ford, N. P. Skiba, H. Bae, C.-S. Yang, H. E. Hamm, Institute for Neuroscience and Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Y. Daaka and R. J. Lefkowitz, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
E. Reuveny, Department of Membrane Research and Biophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
L. R. Shekter and R. J. Miller, Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
R. Rosal, G. Weng, R. Iyengar, Department of Pharmacology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA.
L. Y. Jan, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
*   These authors contributed equally to this work.

dagger    To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: h-hamm{at}nwu.edu


Upon receptor activation, G proteins dissociate into free Galpha and Gbeta gamma subunits that can activate various effectors (1). Effector proteins of the Gbeta gamma complex include phospholipases (2), adenylyl cyclases (3), ion channels (4), G protein-coupled receptor kinases (5) and phosphoinositide 3-kinases (6). Other potential Gbeta gamma effectors include dynamin I and the nonreceptor protein tyrosine kinases Btk and Tsk (7). GDP-bound Galpha subunits (Galpha -GDP) can compete with Gbeta gamma effectors and deactivate Gbeta gamma -dependent signaling, suggesting that Gbeta gamma may use a common binding surface for interaction with Galpha and with its diverse effectors. Two regions on Gbeta gamma that interact with Galpha have been defined by the crystal structures of heterotrimeric Galpha beta gamma (8), the switch interface (Gbeta residues 57, 59, 98, 99, 101, 117, 119, 143, 186, 228, and 332) and the NH2-terminal interface (Gbeta residues 55, 78, 80 and 89). Each of these residues on retinal Gbeta (Gbeta 1) was substituted with alanine, and each Gbeta 1 mutant was expressed with either Ggamma 1 or Ggamma 2, two isoforms of the Ggamma subunit. All mutated Gbeta 1gamma 1 dimers were folded properly, were post-translationally modified appropriately, and were expressed at similar amounts as in the wild type (9). The Gbeta gamma mutants were tested for their ability to assemble into heterotrimers with Galpha , to be activated by rhodopsin, and to interact with Gbeta gamma downstream signaling partners: beta -adrenergic receptor kinase (beta ARK), phospholipase C-beta 2 (PLC-beta 2), adenylyl cyclase 2 (AC2), muscarinic potassium channel (GIRK1/GIRK4), and the calcium channel alpha 1B subunit (CCalpha 1B).

To determine whether purified Gbeta 1H6gamma 1 mutants could form heterotrimers, we measured the ability of the Gbeta gamma mutants to facilitate pertussis toxin-catalyzed adenosine diphosphate (ADP) ribosylation of transducin Galpha -GDP (Gtalpha ) (10). All mutants could support some level of ADP ribosylation, although Gbeta mutants Ile80 rightarrow  Ala80 (I80A), K89A, L117A, and W332A (11) showed reduced ability to form heterotrimers (Fig. 1A).


Fig. 1. Effects of Gbeta 1H6gamma 1 on heterotrimer assembly and receptor interaction. The data are the normalized percentage of wild-type (WT) recombinant Gbeta gamma activity. (A) The ability of recombinant Gbeta 1H6gamma 1 and Gbeta 1 mutants to assemble into heterotrimers with Gtalpha was determined by testing whether pertussis toxin could ADP-ribosylate Gtalpha with [32P]nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (10). The Gbeta residue mutated to alanine is indicated by a number beneath each bar in the figure. Clear bar (C) represents the basal amount of ADP-ribosylation of Gtalpha that occurred in absence of Gbeta gamma . (B) The ability of recombinant Gbeta 1H6gamma 1 and Gbeta 1 mutants to bind Gtalpha and interact with rhodopsin was determined by the amount of [35S]GTP-gamma -S binding catalyzed by light-activated rhodopsin (12). Clear bar (C) is the basal amount of [35S]GTP-gamma -S binding to Gtalpha in the presence of urea-washed rod outer segment membranes (50 nM) without added Gbeta gamma . The data represent the mean ± SEM of duplicate determinations in three independent experiments. Alanine mutants that have a distinguishable activity from the wild type are indicated by gray bars; those with activity similar to the wild type are indicated by black bars (11). [View Larger Version of this Image (26K GIF file)]

Because Gbeta gamma is essential for functional heterotrimer interaction with activated receptors that catalyze the exchange of GDP for guanosine triphosphate (GTP) on the Galpha subunit, we also measured the ability of the Gbeta mutants to support light-activated rhodopsin-catalyzed nucleotide exchange on the alpha  subunit of transducin (Gtalpha ) (12). All switch interface mutants (except K57A and Y59A) and the NH2-terminal interface mutants I80A and K89A were defective in formation of functional heterotrimers (Fig. 1B). Some Gbeta mutants were impaired in both assays, indicating that residues 80, 89, 117, and 332 of Gbeta are the major determinants of binding to Gtalpha . The switch interface mutants (S98A, W99A, M101A, N143A, and D186A) were normal in heterotrimer assembly, but were impaired functionally in supporting receptor-catalyzed nucleotide exchange on Gtalpha . This observation indicates that Gbeta gamma may actively participate in receptor-catalyzed nucleotide exchange, rather than being simply a passive binding partner in receptor-G protein interactions.

Gbeta gamma mediates translocation of G protein-coupled receptor kinases from the cytosol to the membrane, in order that these kinases can phosphorylate activated G protein-coupled receptors and initiate receptor internalization (13). The Gbeta mutants varied in their ability to associate with beta ARK1 (Fig. 2A) (14). Alanine mutations at Gbeta residues 117 and 143 resulted in decreased binding to beta ARK1. In contrast, alanine mutations at Gbeta residues 57, 59, 89, 186, and 332 of Gbeta led to increased binding to beta ARK1. The mutations that resulted in decreased binding are found on the left side of the Gbeta surface (Fig. 3) and likely form the beta ARK binding interface, whereas those mutations that led to increased binding were clustered together at the middle of the structure (Gbeta residues 57, 59, and 332) or are at the right side of the surface (Gbeta residue 89).


Fig. 2. Gbeta gamma -dependent interactions with beta ARK, PLC-beta 2, AC2, muscarinic potassium channel, and CCalpha 1B-containing calcium channel. (A) The amount of Gbeta 1 present in beta ARK immune complexes was detected as described (14). Light orange bars show those mutations that decrease Gbeta gamma /beta ARK interaction, while dark orange bars show mutations that increase the interaction. The data contained in the bar graph represent duplicate determinations in two independent experiments. (B) Gbeta 1gamma 1-dependent activation of PLC-beta 2 was determined as described (17). Clear bar (C) represents the basal PLC-beta 2 activity in the absence of Gbeta gamma . Light purple bars show those mutations that decrease Gbeta gamma -mediated PLCbeta 2 activation, while dark purple bars indicate mutations that determine enhanced activation. The data are presented as the normalized percentage of wild-type recombinant Gbeta gamma activity and represent the mean ± SEM of duplicate determinations in three independent experiments. (C) Gbeta 1gamma 2-dependent activation of AC2 was determined by reconstituting membranes as described (18). Data represent duplicate determinations from two independent experiments. (D) Gbeta 1gamma 2-dependent activation of GIRK potassium channel was determined as described (19). Protein immunoblotting showed that all mutants were expressed in equal amounts. Clear bar (C) represents control oocytes injected with GIRK1, GIRK4, and Ggamma 2 RNAs. (E) Gbeta 1gamma 2-dependent inhibition of CCalpha 1B calcium channels was determined as described (21). Protein immunoblotting revealed that all mutants were expressed in similar amounts. The amount of Gbeta gamma -dependent inhibition was calculated as a ratio of the mean prepulse facilitation (MPF) in either the absence or presence of Gbeta gamma . MPF is the statistically averaged relief of the channel inhibition by use of a large depolarizing prepulse. Clear bar (C) represents channel activity in absence of Gbeta gamma . The light yellow bars indicate the Gbeta 1 mutations that decrease channel modulation and lead to calcium currents that are statistically indistinguishable from the basal calcium current (P < 0.1 for K78A and W332A mutants and P < 0.01 for M101A, N119A, T143A, and D186A mutants). The dark yellow bars indicate Gbeta 1 mutants that have increased inhibitory activity (P < 0.001 for L55A mutant and P < 0.01 for I80A mutant). [View Larger Version of this Image (26K GIF file)]


Fig. 3. A schematic representation of the regions of Gbeta involved in interactions with effectors and Galpha subunit. The crystal coordinates of Gbeta 1gamma 1 [Protein Databank entry 1tbg; (8, 26)] were used to generate a surface model of the dimer in GRASP. Gbeta is gray, and Ggamma is pink. The pale green surface is the area on Gbeta gamma that is covered by Galpha in the G protein heterotrimer crystal structure. The effector-interacting residues on Gbeta are circled with a different color for each effector: orange, beta ARK; magenta, PLC-beta 2; teal, AC2; blue, potassium channel; and yellow, calcium channel. Galpha -GDP, when bound to Gbeta gamma , covers all these distinct yet partially overlapping effector interaction regions on Gbeta and, thus, blocks Gbeta gamma regulation of all the effectors. This figure and other more detailed figures showing residues interacting with individual effectors can be viewed at http://www.sciencemag.org/feature/data/976104.shl [View Larger Version of this Image (79K GIF file)]

Gbeta gamma is an important modulator of various isoforms of phospholipase C-beta (2, 15) and adenylyl cyclase (16), effectors that regulate intracellular concentration of second messengers inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate and cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate. The ability of the Gbeta gamma mutants to stimulate the activity of PLC-beta 2 was determined by quantitating the amount of inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate produced by the purified enzyme in the presence of the Gbeta gamma mutants (17). Some 13 of the 15 Galpha -interacting residues of Gbeta we tested were important for Gbeta gamma -dependent activation of PLC-beta 2, suggesting that Galpha and PLC-beta binding regions on Gbeta are overlapping (Fig. 2B). Mutants W99A and D228A no longer activated PLC-beta 2 and mutants I80A, K89A, M101A, L117A, N119A, T143A, D186A, and W332A were less effective than wild-type Gbeta gamma . Mutants L55A and S98A activated PLC-beta 2 to a greater extent than wild-type Gbeta gamma . These residues are circled in magenta on the Gbeta gamma surface (Fig. 3). The effects of the Gbeta gamma mutants on AC2 activation were determined in vitro (18) in the presence of constitutively activated Gsalpha that has glutamine at residue 227 mutated to leucine (Q227L). All the Ala mutations of Gbeta residues, except I80A and T143A, had decreased ability to activate AC2 (Fig. 2C); their locations on the Gbeta gamma structure are indicated in teal (Fig. 3).

We also measured K+ currents in Xenopus laevis oocytes injected with RNAs for GIRK1/GIRK4 and Gbeta gamma mutants (19). The ability of Gbeta gamma to increase conductance through the muscarinic potassium channel GIRK1/GIRK4 was disrupted by alanine mutations at Gbeta residues 55, 78, 80, 89, 99, and 228 (Fig. 2D). All these Gbeta residues except W99 and D228 cluster within the NH2-terminal interface of Gbeta (Fig. 3; blue lines).

Gbeta gamma inhibits the activity of certain calcium channels (20). We measured the ability of Gbeta gamma mutants to inhibit the conductance of Ca2+ channels in HEK 293 cells expressing CCalpha 1B-containing Ca2+ channels and Gbeta gamma mutants (21). Alanine mutations of Gbeta residues 55 and 80, which lie close together at the top of Gbeta , had enhanced ability to inhibit current through CCalpha 1B-containing Ca2+ channels (Fig. 2E). Alanine mutations of Gbeta residues 78, 101, 119, 143, 186, and 332 were no longer able to inhibit current through calcium channels.

Our results demonstrate that many of the Galpha -interacting residues of Gbeta are important in interactions between Gbeta gamma and its signaling partners, and show the functional importance of individual amino acids in the signal transfer from Gbeta gamma to effector activation. Alanine mutation of these Gbeta residues may increase, decrease, or abolish Gbeta gamma -dependent interactions. It was unexpected to find Gbeta gamma mutants that are better than the wild type at stimulating the activity of PLC-beta 2 and inhibiting Ca2+ channels. One possible reason for such "gain-of-function" mutations is that turn-off of Gbeta gamma -mediated signaling requires Galpha -GDP competition with effectors. The normal side chains at these positions may be destabilizing to effector interaction resulting in a lower affinity in order to allow reassembly of heterotrimeric Galpha beta gamma .

Each signaling partner for Gbeta relies on a different subset of Gbeta residues for its interaction and hence, creates a set of unique "footprints" on Gbeta (Fig. 3). These results are consistent with studies that have suggested a common effector binding surface on Gbeta gamma located near the region of residues 70 to 145 of Gbeta (22). These data raise an interesting issue of how G proteins and their effectors are oriented with respect to the membrane and whether their orientations change during subunit dissociation and activation (8, 23). The Galpha -binding surface on Gbeta gamma may not be the only region of effector interaction. Other Gbeta gamma regions of effector interactions that have been implicated are the coiled-coil interface at the NH2-termini of Gbeta and Ggamma (24) and the COOH-terminal region of Gbeta (25).

The alanine mutations of Galpha -interacting Gbeta residues provide an initial framework to determine how Gbeta gamma subunits interact with and regulate so many different effectors that have so little structural similarity. Our studies show that the effector interaction regions are clustered on Gbeta such that they partially overlap one another (Fig. 3). This mode of clustering allows for one key regulator (Galpha ) to regulate Gbeta gamma signal transmission to multiple effectors.

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S. McDavid and K. P. M. Currie (2006)
J. Neurosci. 26, 13373-13383
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Direct G Protein Modulation of Cav2 Calcium Channels.
H. W. Tedford and G. W. Zamponi (2006)
Pharmacol. Rev. 58, 837-862
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The molecular basis for T-type Ca2+ channel inhibition by G protein beta2{gamma}2 subunits.
S. D. DePuy, J. Yao, C. Hu, W. McIntire, I. Bidaud, P. Lory, F. Rastinejad, C. Gonzalez, J. C. Garrison, and P. Q. Barrett (2006)
PNAS 103, 14590-14595
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Scanning Mutagenesis Reveals a Role for Serine 189 of the Heterotrimeric G-Protein Beta 1 Subunit in the Inhibition of N-Type Calcium Channels.
H. W. Tedford, A. E. Kisilevsky, J. B. Peloquin, and G. W. Zamponi (2006)
J Neurophysiol 96, 465-470
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Phosducin and Phosducin-like Protein Attenuate G-Protein-Coupled Receptor-Mediated Inhibition of Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels in Rat Sympathetic Neurons.
J. G. Partridge, H. L. Puhl III, and S. R. Ikeda (2006)
Mol. Pharmacol. 70, 90-100
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Direct Modulation of Phospholipase D Activity by Gbeta{gamma}.
A. M. Preininger, L. G. Henage, W. M. Oldham, E. J. Yoon, H. E. Hamm, and H. A. Brown (2006)
Mol. Pharmacol. 70, 311-318
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Differential targeting of Gbetagamma-subunit signaling with small molecules..
T. M. Bonacci, J. L. Mathews, C. Yuan, D. M. Lehmann, S. Malik, D. Wu, J. L. Font, J. M. Bidlack, and A. V. Smrcka (2006)
Science 312, 443-446
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Regions in the G Protein {gamma} Subunit Important for Interaction with Receptors and Effectors.
C.-S. Myung, W. K. Lim, J. M. DeFilippo, H. Yasuda, R. R. Neubig, and J. C. Garrison (2006)
Mol. Pharmacol. 69, 877-887
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Gbeta{gamma} Inhibits G{alpha} GTPase-activating Proteins by Inhibition of G{alpha}-GTP Binding during Stimulation by Receptor.
W. Tang, Y. Tu, S. K. Nayak, J. Woodson, M. Jehl, and E. M. Ross (2006)
J. Biol. Chem. 281, 4746-4753
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Identification of a receptor-independent activator of G protein signaling (AGS8) in ischemic heart and its interaction with Gbeta{gamma}.
M. Sato, M. J. Cismowski, E. Toyota, A. V. Smrcka, P. A. Lucchesi, W. M. Chilian, and S. M. Lanier (2006)
PNAS 103, 797-802
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A Docking Site for G Protein {beta}{gamma} Subunits on the Parathyroid Hormone 1 Receptor Supports Signaling through Multiple Pathways.
M. J. Mahon, T. M. Bonacci, P. Divieti, and A. V. Smrcka (2006)
Mol. Endocrinol. 20, 136-146
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The Regulator of G-Protein Signaling Proteins Involved in Sugar and Abscisic Acid Signaling in Arabidopsis Seed Germination.
Y. Chen, F. Ji, H. Xie, J. Liang, and J. Zhang (2006)
Plant Physiology 140, 302-310
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RACK1 Binds to a Signal Transfer Region of G{beta}{gamma} and Inhibits Phospholipase C {beta}2 Activation.
S. Chen, F. Lin, and H. E. Hamm (2005)
J. Biol. Chem. 280, 33445-33452
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Modulation of calcium currents is eliminated after cleavage of a strategic component of the mammalian secretory apparatus.
E. M Silinsky (2005)
J. Physiol. 566, 681-688
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Ric-8 Enhances G Protein {beta}{gamma}-Dependent Signaling in Response to {beta}{gamma}-Binding Peptides in Intact Cells.
S. Malik, M. Ghosh, T. M. Bonacci, G. G. Tall, and A. V. Smrcka (2005)
Mol. Pharmacol. 68, 129-136
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G Protein {beta}2 Subunit-derived Peptides for Inhibition and Induction of G Protein Pathways: EXAMINATION OF VOLTAGE-GATED Ca2+ AND G PROTEIN INWARDLY RECTIFYING K+ CHANNELS.
X. Li, A. Hummer, J. Han, M. Xie, K. Melnik-Martinez, R. L. Moreno, M. Buck, M. D. Mark, and S. Herlitze (2005)
J. Biol. Chem. 280, 23945-23959
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Activator of G protein signaling 3 regulates opiate activation of protein kinase A signaling and relapse of heroin-seeking behavior.
L. Yao, K. McFarland, P. Fan, Z. Jiang, Y. Inoue, and I. Diamond (2005)
PNAS 102, 8746-8751
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Structure of G Protein-Coupled Receptors and G Proteins.
R. Iyengar (2005)
Sci. STKE 2005, tr10
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Regulatory Interactions between the Amino Terminus of G-protein {beta}{gamma} Subunits and the Catalytic Domain of Phospholipase C{beta}2.
T. M. Bonacci, M. Ghosh, S. Malik, and A. V. Smrcka (2005)
J. Biol. Chem. 280, 10174-10181
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Differential Sensitivity of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase p110{gamma} to Isoforms of G Protein {beta}{gamma} Dimers.
K. R. Kerchner, R. L. Clay, G. McCleery, N. Watson, W. E. McIntire, C.-S. Myung, and J. C. Garrison (2004)
J. Biol. Chem. 279, 44554-44562
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Two types of non-selective cation channel opened by muscarinic stimulation with carbachol in bovine ciliary muscle cells.
Y. Takai, R. Sugawara, H. Ohinata, and A. Takai (2004)
J. Physiol. 559, 899-922
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A Single G{beta} Subunit Locus Controls Cross-talk between Protein Kinase C and G Protein Regulation of N-type Calcium Channels.
C. J. Doering, A. E. Kisilevsky, Z.-P. Feng, M. I. Arnot, J. Peloquin, J. Hamid, W. Barr, A. Nirdosh, B. Simms, R. J. Winkfein, et al. (2004)
J. Biol. Chem. 279, 29709-29717
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Coordination of Membrane Excitability through a GIRK1 Signaling Complex in the Atria.
E. N. Nikolov and T. T. Ivanova-Nikolova (2004)
J. Biol. Chem. 279, 23630-23636
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RACK1 Regulates Specific Functions of G{beta}{gamma}.
S. Chen, E. J. Dell, F. Lin, J. Sai, and H. E. Hamm (2004)
J. Biol. Chem. 279, 17861-17868
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From The Cover: Gi protein activation in intact cells involves subunit rearrangement rather than dissociation.
M. Bunemann, M. Frank, and M. J. Lohse (2003)
PNAS 100, 16077-16082
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Critical Determinants of the G Protein {gamma} Subunits in the G{beta}{gamma} Stimulation of G Protein-activated Inwardly Rectifying Potassium (GIRK) Channel Activity.
L. Peng, T. Mirshahi, H. Zhang, J. P. Hirsch, and D. E. Logothetis (2003)
J. Biol. Chem. 278, 50203-50211
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Insights into G Protein Structure, Function, and Regulation.
T. M. Cabrera-Vera, J. Vanhauwe, T. O. Thomas, M. Medkova, A. Preininger, M. R. Mazzoni, and H. E. Hamm (2003)
Endocr. Rev. 24, 765-781
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Organization and Functions of Interacting Domains for Signaling by Protein-Protein Interactions.
E. Buck and R. Iyengar (2003)
Sci. STKE 2003, re14
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Interaction of G Protein {beta} Subunit with Inward Rectifier K+ Channel Kir3.
Q. Zhao, T. Kawano, H. Nakata, Y. Nakajima, S. Nakajima, and T. Kozasa (2003)
Mol. Pharmacol. 64, 1085-1091
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Mapping the G{beta}{gamma}-binding Sites in GIRK1 and GIRK2 Subunits of the G Protein-activated K+ Channel.
T. Ivanina, I. Rishal, D. Varon, C. Mullner, B. Frohnwieser-Steinecke, W. Schreibmayer, C. W. Dessauer, and N. Dascal (2003)
J. Biol. Chem. 278, 29174-29183
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Custom Distinctions in the Interaction of G-protein {beta} Subunits with N-type (CaV2.2) Versus P/Q-type (CaV2.1) Calcium Channels.
H. L. Agler, J. Evans, H. M. Colecraft, and D. T. Yue (2003)
J. Gen. Physiol. 121, 495-510
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Keeping G Proteins at Bay: A Complex Between G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2 and G{beta}{gamma}.
D. T. Lodowski, J. A. Pitcher, W. D. Capel, R. J. Lefkowitz, and J. J. G. Tesmer (2003)
Science 300, 1256-1262
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Differential Roles of CB1 and CB2 Cannabinoid Receptors in Mast Cells.
M.-T. Samson, A. Small-Howard, L. M. N. Shimoda, M. Koblan-Huberson, A. J. Stokes, and H. Turner (2003)
J. Immunol. 170, 4953-4962
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Agonist unbinding from receptor dictates the nature of deactivation kinetics of G protein-gated K+ channels.
A. Benians, J. L. Leaney, and A. Tinker (2003)
PNAS 100, 6239-6244
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Heterotrimer Formation, Together with Isoprenylation, Is Required for Plasma Membrane Targeting of Gbeta gamma.
S. Takida and P. B. Wedegaertner (2003)
J. Biol. Chem. 278, 17284-17290
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A splice variant of the G protein {beta}3-subunit implicated in disease states does not modulate ion channels.
V. Ruiz-Velasco and S. R. Ikeda (2003)
Physiol Genomics 13, 85-95
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Role of Dynamic Interactions in Effective Signal Transfer for Gbeta Stimulation of Phospholipase C-beta 2.
E. Buck, P. Schatz, S. Scarlata, and R. Iyengar (2002)
J. Biol. Chem. 277, 49707-49715
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The beta gamma Subunit of Heterotrimeric G Proteins Interacts with RACK1 and Two Other WD Repeat Proteins.
E. J. Dell, J. Connor, S. Chen, E. G. Stebbins, N. P. Skiba, D. Mochly-Rosen, and H. E. Hamm (2002)
J. Biol. Chem. 277, 49888-49895
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Regulation of Angiotensin II-induced G Protein Signaling by Phosducin-like Protein.
J. N. McLaughlin, C. D. Thulin, S. M. Bray, M. M. Martin, T. S. Elton, and B. M. Willardson (2002)
J. Biol. Chem. 277, 34885-34895
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Thrombin Receptors Activate Go Proteins in Endothelial Cells to Regulate Intracellular Calcium and Cell Shape Changes.
J. F. Vanhauwe, T. O. Thomas, R. D. Minshall, C. Tiruppathi, A. Li, A. Gilchrist, E.-j. Yoon, A. B. Malik, and H. E. Hamm (2002)
J. Biol. Chem. 277, 34143-34149
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Role of the G Protein gamma Subunit in beta gamma Complex Modulation of Phospholipase Cbeta Function.
M. Akgoz, I. Azpiazu, V. Kalyanaraman, and N. Gautam (2002)
J. Biol. Chem. 277, 19573-19578
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Dancing with Multiple Partners.
D. G. Woodside (2002)
Sci. STKE 2002, pe14
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Gbeta Residues That Do Not Interact with Galpha Underlie Agonist-independent Activity of K+ Channels.
T. Mirshahi, L. Robillard, H. Zhang, T. E. Hebert, and D. E. Logothetis (2002)
J. Biol. Chem. 277, 7348-7355
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Functional expression and FRET analysis of green fluorescent proteins fused to G-protein subunits in rat sympathetic neurons.
V. Ruiz-Velasco and S. R Ikeda (2001)
J. Physiol. 537, 679-692
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{beta}-Adrenergic Signaling in the Heart: Dual Coupling of the {beta}2-Adrenergic Receptor to Gs and Gi Proteins.
R.-P. Xiao (2001)
Sci. STKE 2001, re15
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Ggamma in Dictyostelium: Its Role in Localization of Gbeta gamma to the Membrane Is Required for Chemotaxis in Shallow Gradients.
N. Zhang, Y. Long, and P. N. Devreotes (2001)
Mol. Biol. Cell 12, 3204-3213
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Mutant G protein alpha subunit activated by Gbeta gamma : A model for receptor activation?.
P. Rondard, T. Iiri, S. Srinivasan, E. Meng, T. Fujita, and H. R. Bourne (2001)
PNAS
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G Protein beta gamma Subunit-Mediated Presynaptic Inhibition: Regulation of Exocytotic Fusion Downstream of Ca2+ Entry.
T. Blackmer, E. C. Larsen, M. Takahashi, T. F. J. Martin, S. Alford, and H. E. Hamm (2001)
Science 292, 293-297
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Functional Compartmentalization of Opioid Desensitization in Primary Sensory Neurons.
G. M. Samoriski and R. A. Gross (2000)
J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 294, 500-509
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Role of C-terminal domains of the G protein beta subunit in the activation of effectors.
C.-S. Myung and J. C. Garrison (2000)
PNAS 97, 9311-9316
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Cloned delta -Opioid Receptors in GH3 Cells Inhibit Spontaneous Ca2+ Oscillations and Prolactin Release Through KIR Channel Activation.
E. T. Piros, R. C. Charles, L. Song, C. J. Evans, and T. G. Hales (2000)
J Neurophysiol 83, 2691-2698
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Gbeta 5gamma 2 Is a Highly Selective Activator of Phospholipid-dependent Enzymes.
U. Maier, A. Babich, N. Macrez, D. Leopoldt, P. Gierschik, D. Illenberger, and B. Nurnberg (2000)
J. Biol. Chem. 275, 13746-13754
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Large and diverse numbers of human diseases with HIKE mutations.
F. D. Ciccarelli, A. Acciarito, and S. Alberti (2000)
Hum. Mol. Genet. 9, 1001-1007
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Gbeta regulation of Na/H exchanger-3 activity in rat renal proximal tubules during development.
X. X. Li, F. E. Albrecht, J. E. Robillard, G. M. Eisner, and P. A. Jose (2000)
Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol 278, R931-R936
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Mutational Analysis of Gbeta gamma and Phospholipid Interaction with G Protein-coupled Receptor Kinase 2.
C. V. Carman, L. S. Barak, C. Chen, L.-Y. Liu-Chen, J. J. Onorato, S. P. Kennedy, M. G. Caron, and J. L. Benovic (2000)
J. Biol. Chem. 275, 10443-10452
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Multiple G-Protein beta gamma Combinations Produce Voltage-Dependent Inhibition of N-Type Calcium Channels in Rat Superior Cervical Ganglion Neurons.
V. Ruiz-Velasco and S. R. Ikeda (2000)
J. Neurosci. 20, 2183-2191
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A low resolution model for the interaction of G proteins with G protein-coupled receptors.
L. Oliveira, A.C.M. Paiva, and G. Vriend (1999)
Protein Eng. Des. Sel. 12, 1087-1095
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Channelopathies of inwardly rectifying potassium channels.
M. R. ABRAHAM, A. JAHANGIR, A. E. ALEKSEEV, and A. TERZIC (1999)
FASEB J 13, 1901-1910
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Reciprocal Signaling between Heterotrimeric G Proteins and the p21-stimulated Protein Kinase.
J. Wang, J. A. Frost, M. H. Cobb, and E. M. Ross (1999)
J. Biol. Chem. 274, 31641-31647
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Regions on adenylyl cyclase that are necessary for inhibition of activity by beta gamma and Gialpha subunits of heterotrimeric G proteins.
C. Wittpoth, K. Scholich, Y. Yigzaw, T. M. Stringfield, and T. B. Patel (1999)
PNAS 96, 9551-9556
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Effect of Phosducin on Opioid Receptor Function.
R. Schulz, A. Wehmeyer, K. Schulz, and J. Murphy (1999)
J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 289, 599-606
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KSR-1 Binds to G-protein beta gamma Subunits and Inhibits beta gamma -induced Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Activation.
B. Bell, H. Xing, K. Yan, N. Gautam, and A. J. Muslin (1999)
J. Biol. Chem. 274, 7982-7986
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Gbeta 5 prevents the RGS7-Galpha o interaction through binding to a distinct Ggamma -like domain found in RGS7 and other RGS proteins.
K. Levay, J. L. Cabrera, D. K. Satpaev, and V. Z. Slepak (1999)
PNAS 96, 2503-2507
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Resolution of a Signal Transfer Region from a General Binding Domain in G for Stimulation of Phospholipase C-2.
E. Buck, J. Li, Y. Chen, G. Weng, S. Scarlata, and R. Iyengar (1999)
Science 283, 1332-1335
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Differential Activity of the G Protein beta 5gamma 2 Subunit at Receptors and Effectors.
M. A. Lindorfer, C.-S. Myung, Y. Savino, H. Yasuda, R. Khazan, and J. C. Garrison (1998)
J. Biol. Chem. 273, 34429-34436
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G-Protein beta -Subunit Specificity in the Fast Membrane-Delimited Inhibition of Ca2+ Channels.
D. E. Garcia, B. Li, R. E. Garcia-Ferreiro, E. O. Hernandez-Ochoa, K. Yan, N. Gautam, W. A. Catterall, K. Mackie, and B. Hille (1998)
J. Neurosci. 18, 9163-9170
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Sites Important for PLCbeta 2 Activation by the G Protein beta gamma Subunit Map to the Sides of the beta  Propeller Structure.
M. P. Panchenko, K. Saxena, Y. Li, S. Charnecki, P. M. Sternweis, T. F. Smith, A. G. Gilman, T. Kozasa, and E. J. Neer (1998)
J. Biol. Chem. 273, 28298-28304
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Selection of Gbeta Subunits with Point Mutations That Fail to Activate Specific Signaling Pathways In Vivo: Dissecting Cellular Responses Mediated by a Heterotrimeric G Protein in Dictyostelium discoideum.
T. Jin, M. Amzel, P. N. Devreotes, and L. Wu (1998)
Mol. Biol. Cell 9, 2949-2961
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Selective Role of G Protein gamma Subunits in Receptor Interaction.
Y. Hou, I. Azpiazu, A. Smrcka, and N. Gautam (2000)
J. Biol. Chem. 275, 38961-38964
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Selective Coupling of G Protein beta gamma Complexes to Inhibition of Ca2+ Channels.
M. Diverse-Pierluissi, W. E. McIntire, C.-S. Myung, M. A. Lindorfer, J. C. Garrison, M. F. Goy, and K. Dunlap (2000)
J. Biol. Chem. 275, 28380-28385
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Functional Roles of the Two Domains of Phosducin and Phosducin-like Protein.
J. R. Savage, J. N. McLaughlin, N. P. Skiba, H. E. Hamm, and B. M. Willardson (2000)
J. Biol. Chem. 275, 30399-30407
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Characterization of a Phospholipase C beta 2-Binding Site Near the Amino-terminal Coiled-coil of G Protein beta gamma Subunits.
D. M. Yoshikawa, K. Bresciano, M. Hatwar, and A. V. Smrcka (2001)
J. Biol. Chem. 276, 11246-11251
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Dual Regulation of Akt/Protein Kinase B by Heterotrimeric G Protein Subunits.
R. K. Bommakanti, S. Vinayak, and W. F. Simonds (2000)
J. Biol. Chem. 275, 38870-38876
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G Protein beta Subunit Types Differentially Interact with a Muscarinic Receptor but Not Adenylyl Cyclase Type II or Phospholipase C-beta 2/3.
Y. Hou, V. Chang, A. B. Capper, R. Taussig, and N. Gautam (2001)
J. Biol. Chem. 276, 19982-19988
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Insulin and Insulin-like Growth Factor I Receptors Utilize Different G Protein Signaling Components.
S. Dalle, W. Ricketts, T. Imamura, P. Vollenweider, and J. M. Olefsky (2001)
J. Biol. Chem. 276, 15688-15695
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Interaction Sites of the G Protein beta Subunit with Brain G Protein-coupled Inward Rectifier K+ Channel.
A. M. Albsoul-Younes, P. M. Sternweis, P. Zhao, H. Nakata, S. Nakajima, Y. Nakajima, and T. Kozasa (2001)
J. Biol. Chem. 276, 12712-12717
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The G Protein beta Subunit Is a Determinant in the Coupling of Gs to the beta 1-Adrenergic and A2a Adenosine Receptors.
W. E. McIntire, G. MacCleery, and J. C. Garrison (2001)
J. Biol. Chem. 276, 15801-15809
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Parallel Regulation of Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Kinase 3 (MKK3) and MKK6 in Gq-signaling Cascade.
J. Yamauchi, G. Tsujimoto, Y. Kaziro, and H. Itoh (2001)
J. Biol. Chem. 276, 23362-23372
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Regulator of G-protein Signaling 3 (RGS3) Inhibits Gbeta 1gamma 2-induced Inositol Phosphate Production, Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Activation, and Akt Activation.
C.-S. Shi, S. B. Lee, S. Sinnarajah, C. W. Dessauer, S. G. Rhee, and J. H. Kehrl (2001)
J. Biol. Chem. 276, 24293-24300
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Modulation of the G Protein Regulator Phosducin by Ca2+/Calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinase II Phosphorylation and 14-3-3 Protein Binding.
C. D. Thulin, J. R. Savage, J. N. McLaughlin, S. M. Truscott, W. M. Old, N. G. Ahn, K. A. Resing, H. E. Hamm, M. W. Bitensky, and B. M. Willardson (2001)
J. Biol. Chem. 276, 23805-23815
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The Role of Electrostatic Interactions in the Regulation of the Membrane Association of G Protein beta gamma Heterodimers.
D. Murray, S. McLaughlin, and B. Honig (2001)
J. Biol. Chem. 276, 45153-45159
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RGS12 and RGS14 GoLoco Motifs Are Galpha i Interaction Sites with Guanine Nucleotide Dissociation Inhibitor Activity.
R. J. Kimple, L. De Vries, H. Tronchere, C. I. Behe, R. A. Morris, M. G. Farquhar, and D. P. Siderovski (2001)
J. Biol. Chem. 276, 29275-29281
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Modular Design of Gbeta as the Basis for Reversible Specificity in Effector Stimulation.
E. Buck and R. Iyengar (2001)
J. Biol. Chem. 276, 36014-36019
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Binding of Galpha o N Terminus Is Responsible for the Voltage-resistant Inhibition of alpha 1A (P/Q-type, Cav2.1) Ca2+ Channels.
M. Kinoshita, T. Nukada, T. Asano, Y. Mori, A. Akaike, M. Satoh, and S. Kaneko (2001)
J. Biol. Chem. 276, 28731-28738
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