α Gustducin: A Taste Cell Specific G Protein Subunit Closely Related to the α Transducins

1992 ◽  
pp. 9-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan K. McLaughlin ◽  
Peter J. McKinnon ◽  
Robert F. Margolskee
Keyword(s):  
G Protein ◽  
Taste Cell ◽  
Protein Subunit

scholarly journals Role of the G-Protein Subunit α-Gustducin in Taste Cell Responses to Bitter Stimuli

2003 ◽  
Vol 23 (30) ◽  
pp. 9947-9952 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Caicedo ◽  
Elizabeth Pereira ◽  
Robert F. Margolskee ◽  
Stephen D. Roper
Keyword(s):  
G Protein ◽  
Taste Cell ◽  
Protein Subunit ◽  
Cell Responses

Mutations in G-protein subunit [alpha]q(GNAQ) are not a cause of familial hypocalciuric hypercalcaemia

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manish Modi ◽  
Treena Cranston ◽  
Angela Rogers ◽  
Sarah Howles ◽  
Caroline Gorvin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
G Protein ◽  
Protein Subunit

scholarly journals Central role of G protein Gαi2 and Gαi2+ vomeronasal neurons in balancing territorial and infant-directed aggression of male mice

2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (11) ◽  
pp. 5135-5143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Charlotte Trouillet ◽  
Matthieu Keller ◽  
Jan Weiss ◽  
Trese Leinders-Zufall ◽  
Lutz Birnbaumer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
G Protein ◽  
Sensory Neurons ◽  
Neural Activity ◽  
Parental Behavior ◽  
Vomeronasal Organ ◽  
Male Infant ◽  
Lateral Septum ◽  
Male Mice ◽  
Protein Subunit ◽  
Α Subunit

Aggression is controlled by the olfactory system in many animal species. In male mice, territorial and infant-directed aggression are tightly regulated by the vomeronasal organ (VNO), but how diverse subsets of sensory neurons convey pheromonal information to limbic centers is not yet known. Here, we employ genetic strategies to show that mouse vomeronasal sensory neurons expressing the G protein subunit Gαi2 regulate male–male and infant-directed aggression through distinct circuit mechanisms. Conditional ablation of Gαi2 enhances male–male aggression and increases neural activity in the medial amygdala (MeA), bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, and lateral septum. By contrast, conditional Gαi2 ablation causes reduced infant-directed aggression and decreased activity in MeA neurons during male–infant interactions. Strikingly, these mice also display enhanced parental behavior and elevated neural activity in the medial preoptic area, whereas sexual behavior remains normal. These results identify Gαi2 as the primary G protein α-subunit mediating the detection of volatile chemosignals in the apical layer of the VNO, and they show that Gαi2+ VSNs and the brain circuits activated by these neurons play a central role in orchestrating and balancing territorial and infant-directed aggression of male mice through bidirectional activation and inhibition of different targets in the limbic system.

scholarly journals Light-activated rhodopsin induces structural binding motif in G protein   subunit

1998 ◽  
Vol 95 (8) ◽  
pp. 4270-4275 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. G. Kisselev ◽  
J. Kao ◽  
J. W. Ponder ◽  
Y. C. Fann ◽  
N. Gautam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
G Protein ◽  
Binding Motif ◽  
Protein Subunit

scholarly journals Proteomic Differences in the Hippocampus and Cortex of Epilepsy Brain Tissue

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Pires ◽  
Dominique Leitner ◽  
Eleanor Drummond ◽  
Evgeny Kanshin ◽  
Shruti Nayak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dentate Gyrus ◽  
Frontal Cortex ◽  
G Protein ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Label Free ◽  
Protein Subunit ◽  
Unexpected Death ◽  
Hippocampal Ca1 ◽  
And Control

AbstractEpilepsy is a common neurological disorder affecting over 70 million people worldwide, with a high rate of pharmaco-resistance, diverse comorbidities including progressive cognitive and behavioral disorders, and increased mortality from direct (e.g., Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy [SUDEP], accidents, drowning) or indirect effects of seizures and therapies. Extensive research with animal models and human studies provides limited insights into the mechanisms underlying seizures and epileptogenesis, and these have not translated into significant reductions in pharmaco-resistance, morbidities or mortality. To help define changes in molecular signaling networks associated with epilepsy, we examined the proteome of brain samples from epilepsy and control cases. Label-free quantitative mass spectrometry (MS) was performed on the hippocampal CA1-3 region, frontal cortex, and dentate gyrus microdissected from epilepsy and control cases (n=14/group). Epilepsy cases had significant differences in the expression of 777 proteins in the hippocampal CA1-3 region, 296 proteins in the frontal cortex, and 49 proteins in the dentate gyrus in comparison to control cases. Network analysis showed that proteins involved in protein synthesis, mitochondrial function, G-protein signaling, and synaptic plasticity were particularly altered in epilepsy. While protein differences were most pronounced in the hippocampus, similar changes were observed in other brain regions indicating broad proteomic abnormalities in epilepsy. Among the most significantly altered proteins, G-protein Subunit Beta 1 (GNB1) was one of the most significantly decreased proteins in epilepsy in all regions studied, highlighting the importance of G-protein subunit signaling and G-protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) in epilepsy. Our results provide insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying epilepsy, which may allow for novel targeted therapeutic strategies.

scholarly journals OR30-5 Germline Ablation of G-Protein Subunit Alpha-11 in Mice Causes Hypercalcemia That Is Rectified by Treatment with Cinacalcet

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fadil Hannan ◽  
Mie Olesen ◽  
Tertius Hough ◽  
Michelle Stewart ◽  
Sara Wells ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
G Protein ◽  
Protein Subunit
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