scholarly journals Yeast Irc6p is a novel type of conserved clathrin coat accessory factor related to small G proteins

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (22) ◽  
pp. 4416-4429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Gorynia ◽  
Todd C. Lorenz ◽  
Giancarlo Costaguta ◽  
Lydia Daboussi ◽  
Duilio Cascio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
G Protein ◽  
G Proteins ◽  
Rab Gtpase ◽  
Accessory Proteins ◽  
Functional Conservation ◽  
Growth Defects ◽  
Gtp Binding ◽  
Accessory Factor ◽  
Clathrin Adaptor ◽  
Small G Proteins

Clathrin coat accessory proteins play key roles in transport mediated by clathrin-coated vesicles. Yeast Irc6p and the related mammalian p34 are putative clathrin accessory proteins that interact with clathrin adaptor complexes. We present evidence that Irc6p functions in clathrin-mediated traffic between the trans-Golgi network and endosomes, linking clathrin adaptor complex AP-1 and the Rab GTPase Ypt31p. The crystal structure of the Irc6p N-terminal domain revealed a G-protein fold most related to small G proteins of the Rab and Arf families. However, Irc6p lacks G-protein signature motifs and high-affinity GTP binding. Also, mutant Irc6p lacking candidate GTP-binding residues retained function. Mammalian p34 rescued growth defects in irc6∆ cells, indicating functional conservation, and modeling predicted a similar N-terminal fold in p34. Irc6p and p34 also contain functionally conserved C-terminal regions. Irc6p/p34-related proteins with the same two-part architecture are encoded in genomes of species as diverse as plants and humans. Together these results define Irc6p/p34 as a novel type of conserved clathrin accessory protein and founding members of a new G protein–like family.

scholarly journals Rab1 recruits WHAMM during membrane remodeling but limits actin nucleation

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 967-978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley J. Russo ◽  
Alyssa J. Mathiowetz ◽  
Steven Hong ◽  
Matthew D. Welch ◽  
Kenneth G. Campellone
Keyword(s):  
G Protein ◽  
G Proteins ◽  
Actin Assembly ◽  
Membrane Remodeling ◽  
Actin Nucleation ◽  
Factor Interactions ◽  
Cytoskeletal Rearrangements ◽  
Distinct Strategy ◽  
Small G Proteins

Small G-proteins are key regulatory molecules that activate the actin nucleation machinery to drive cytoskeletal rearrangements during plasma membrane remodeling. However, the ability of small G-proteins to interact with nucleation factors on internal membranes to control trafficking processes has not been well characterized. Here we investigated roles for members of the Rho, Arf, and Rab G-protein families in regulating WASP homologue associated with actin, membranes, and microtubules (WHAMM), an activator of Arp2/3 complex–mediated actin nucleation. We found that Rab1 stimulated the formation and elongation of WHAMM-associated membrane tubules in cells. Active Rab1 recruited WHAMM to dynamic tubulovesicular structures in fibroblasts, and an active prenylated version of Rab1 bound directly to an N-terminal domain of WHAMM in vitro. In contrast to other G-protein–nucleation factor interactions, Rab1 binding inhibited WHAMM-mediated actin assembly. This ability of Rab1 to regulate WHAMM and the Arp2/3 complex represents a distinct strategy for membrane remodeling in which a Rab G-protein recruits the actin nucleation machinery but dampens its activity.

scholarly journals Blockade of mevalonate production by lovastatin attenuates bombesin and vasopressin potentiation of nutrient-induced insulin secretion in HIT-T15 cells. Probable involvement of small GTP-binding proteins

1993 ◽  
Vol 289 (2) ◽  
pp. 379-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Li ◽  
R Regazzi ◽  
E Roche ◽  
C B Wollheim
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Phospholipase C ◽  
G Proteins ◽  
Subcellular Distribution ◽  
Myristate Acetate ◽  
Gtp Binding ◽  
Protein Isoprenylation ◽  
Coa Reductase ◽  
Lovastatin Treatment ◽  
Small G Proteins

Small G-proteins (SMGs) require isoprenylation for their association with membranes. We have examined protein isoprenylation, subcellular distribution of SMGs, cytosolic Ca2+ changes and insulin secretion in HIT-T15 cells after treatment with lovastatin, which inhibits the production of isoprenoids by blocking mevalonate production by 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase. Numerous proteins in the 20-70 kDa range were found to be isoprenylated. Most of these proteins co-migrated with SMGs (21-27 kDa). Lovastatin treatment (25 microM, 24 h) decreased protein isoprenylation and affected the distribution of several SMGs, causing a large accumulation in the cytosol and a detectable decrease in membranes. Lovastatin selectively attenuated the potentiating action of bombesin and vasopressin, which activate phospholipase C in these cells, on insulin secretion stimulated by nutrients (glucose + leucine + glutamine). This lovastatin effect was overcome by mevalonate. Insulin secretion stimulated by nutrients alone or insulin release in the presence of the potentiating agents forskolin or phorbol myristate acetate remained unaffected. As the modulation of insulin secretion by isoprenaline and somatostatin were not altered by lovastatin, the drug does not non-selectively affect the binding of ligands to their receptors. Lovastatin did not interfere with the activation of phospholipase C by bombesin and vasopressin, since the rise in cytosolic Ca2+ induced by these agents was not changed. Limonene, proposed to block specifically prenyl-protein transferases of SMGs, did not alter protein isoprenylation patterns, but inhibited the stimulated insulin secretion. In conclusion, lovastatin selectively attenuated the potentiation of nutrient-induced insulin secretion by bombesin and vasopressin without affecting their activation of phospholipase C. The concomitant changes in SMG isoprenylation and their subcellular distribution after lovastatin treatment suggest that SMGs could play an important role in the bombesin and vasopressin action on insulin secretion.

Beyond G proteins: The role of accessory proteins in G protein-coupled receptor signalling

2002 ◽  
pp. 161-173
Author(s):  
Herwig Just ◽  
Eduard Stefan ◽  
Cornelia Czupalla ◽  
Bernd Nürnberg ◽  
Christian Nanoff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
G Protein ◽  
G Proteins ◽  
Accessory Proteins ◽  
G Protein Coupled Receptor ◽  
Receptor Signalling ◽  
G Protein Coupled

scholarly journals Gain-of-function screen of α-transducin identifies an essential phenylalanine residue necessary for full effector activation

2018 ◽  
Vol 293 (46) ◽  
pp. 17941-17952 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn K. Milano ◽  
Chenyue Wang ◽  
Jon W. Erickson ◽  
Richard A. Cerione ◽  
Sekar Ramachandran
Keyword(s):  
G Protein ◽  
G Proteins ◽  
Binding Sites ◽  
Effector Proteins ◽  
Α Subunit ◽  
Gtp Binding ◽  
Effector Activity ◽  
Α Subunits ◽  
Phenylalanine Residue ◽  
Stimulation Of

Two regions on the α subunits of heterotrimeric GTP-binding proteins (G-proteins), the Switch II/α2 helix (which changes conformation upon GDP–GTP exchange) and the α3 helix, have been shown to contain the binding sites for their effector proteins. However, how the binding of Gα subunits to their effector proteins is translated into the stimulation of effector activity is still poorly understood. Here, we took advantage of a reconstituted rhodopsin-coupled phototransduction system to address this question and identified a distinct surface and an essential residue on the α subunit of the G-protein transducin (αT) that is necessary to fully activate its effector enzyme, the cGMP phosphodiesterase (PDE). We started with a chimeric G-protein α subunit (αT*) comprising residues mainly from αT and a short stretch of residues from the Gi1 α subunit (αi1), which only weakly stimulates PDE activity. We then reinstated the αT residues by systematically replacing the corresponding αi1 residues within αT* with the aim of fully restoring PDE stimulatory activity. These experiments revealed that the αG/α4 loop and a phenylalanine residue at position 283 are essential for conferring the αT* subunit with full PDE stimulatory capability. We further demonstrated that this same region and amino acid within the α subunit of the Gs protein (αs) are necessary for full adenylyl cyclase activation. These findings highlight the importance of the αG/α4 loop and of an essential phenylalanine residue within this region on Gα subunits αT and αs as being pivotal for their selective and optimal stimulation of effector activity.

scholarly journals Phospholipase C-β1 is regulated by a pertussis toxin-insensitive G-protein

1991 ◽  
Vol 280 (3) ◽  
pp. 753-760 ◽  
Author(s):  
T F J Martin ◽  
J E Lewis ◽  
J A Kowalchyk
Keyword(s):  
Phospholipase C ◽  
G Protein ◽  
G Proteins ◽  
Pertussis Toxin ◽  
Gh3 Cells ◽  
Phospholipid Vesicles ◽  
Protein Tyrosine Phosphorylation ◽  
Gtp Binding ◽  
Gamma Subunits ◽  
Gh3 Cell

Regulation of phospholipase C (PLC) by receptors is mediated either through protein tyrosine phosphorylation or by activation of GTP-binding proteins (Gp). For the latter, pertussis toxin (PT)-sensitive and -insensitive pathways have been described, indicating PLC regulation by at least two types of G-proteins. The identity of PLC isoenzymes which are regulated by either type of Gp remains to be determined. Thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulates a PLC in GH3 cells via a PT-insensitive Gp. Reconstitution methods for the assay of the GH3-cell Gp were developed. Previously, the membrane PLC was found to be reversibly extracted from membranes by high salt and to be activated by guanosine 5′-[gamma-thio]triphosphate (GTP[S]) only when membrane-associated, suggesting that Gp was retained in salt-extracted membranes. In the present work, Gp was cholate-solubilized from PLC-deficient membranes and incorporated into phospholipid vesicles, which were found to confer GTP[S]- and AlF4(-)-stimulated activity on a solubilized membrane PLC. The reconstitution provided a direct assay for the GH3-cell Gp which was shown to be distinct from Gi, Go and Gs proteins by immunodepletion studies. Incorporation of G-protein beta-gamma subunits into phospholipid vesicles with Gp inhibited GTP[S]-stimulated activity in the reconstitution. The results indicated that Gp is a heterotrimeric G-protein with the properties expected for the PT-insensitive GH3-cell Gp protein. PLC-beta 1 was fully purified and shown to be regulated by Gp in the reconstitution. In contrast, PT-sensitive G-proteins failed to affect the activity of PLC-beta 1. The results indicate (1) that a PT-insensitive Gp regulates PLC-beta 1 and (2) that PT-sensitive and -insensitive pathways of PLC regulation employ different PLC isoenzymes as well as different G-proteins.

scholarly journals 3.6.5.2 Small monomeric GTPases (version 2019.4) in the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology Database

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Faccenda
Keyword(s):  
G Protein ◽  
G Proteins ◽  
Small Gtpase ◽  
Alpha Subunit ◽  
Heterotrimeric G Proteins ◽  
Guanosine Triphosphate ◽  
Guanosine Diphosphate ◽  
Ras Gtpases ◽  
Small G Proteins

Small G-proteins, are a family of hydrolase enzymes that can bind and hydrolyze guanosine triphosphate (GTP). They are a type of G-protein found in the cytosol that are homologous to the alpha subunit of heterotrimeric G-proteins, but unlike the alpha subunit of G proteins, a small GTPase can function independently as a hydrolase enzyme to bind to and hydrolyze a guanosine triphosphate (GTP) to form guanosine diphosphate (GDP). The best-known members are the Ras GTPases and hence they are sometimes called Ras subfamily GTPases.

scholarly journals Structure of small G proteins and their regulators.

2001 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 829-850 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Paduch ◽  
F Jeleń ◽  
J Otlewski
Keyword(s):  
G Protein ◽  
G Proteins ◽  
Protein Interactions ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Microtubule Organization ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Small G Protein ◽  
Small G Proteins

In recent years small G proteins have become an intensively studied group of regulatory GTP hydrolases involved in cell signaling. More than 100 small G proteins have been identified in eucaryotes from protozoan to human. The small G protein superfamily includes Ras, Rho Rab, Rac, Sarl/Arf and Ran homologs, which take part in numerous and diverse cellular processes, such as gene expression, cytoskeleton reorganization, microtubule organization, and vesicular and nuclear transport. These proteins share a common structural core, described as the G domain, and significant sequence similarity. In this paper we review the available data on G domain structure, together with a detailed analysis of the mechanism of action. We also present small G protein regulators: GTPase activating proteins that bind to a catalytic G domain and increase its low intrinsic hydrolase activity, GTPase dissociation inhibitors that stabilize the GDP-bound, inactive state of G proteins, and guanine nucleotide exchange factors that accelerate nucleotide exchange in response to cellular signals. Additionally, in this paper we describe some aspects of small G protein interactions with down-stream effectors.

scholarly journals Light-dependent GTP-binding proteins in squid photoreceptors

1990 ◽  
Vol 272 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
P R Robinson ◽  
S F Wood ◽  
E Z Szuts ◽  
A Fein ◽  
H E Hamm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monoclonal Antibody ◽  
G Protein ◽  
G Proteins ◽  
Alpha Subunit ◽  
Protein G ◽  
Adp Ribosylation ◽  
Alpha Subunits ◽  
Gtp Binding ◽  
Molecular Masses ◽  
Lines Of Evidence

Previous biochemical and electrophysiological evidence suggests that in invertebrate photoreceptors, a GTP-binding protein (G-protein) mediates the actions of photoactivated rhodopsin in the initial stages of transduction. We find that squid photoreceptors contain more than one protein (molecular masses 38, 42 and 46 kDa) whose ADP-ribosylation by bacterial exotoxins is light-sensitive. Several lines of evidence suggest that these proteins represent distinct alpha subunits of G-proteins. (1) Pertussis toxin and cholera toxin react with distinct subsets of these polypeptides. (2) Only the 42 kDa protein immunoreacts with the monoclonal antibody 4A, raised against the alpha subunit of the G-protein of vertebrate rods [Hamm & Bownds (1984) J. Gen. Physiol. 84. 265-280]. (3) In terms of ADP-ribosylation, the 42 kDa protein is the least labile to freezing. (4) Of the 38 kDa and 42 kDa proteins, the former is preferentially extracted with hypo-osmotic solutions, as demonstrated by the solubility of its ADP-ribosylated state and by the solubility of the light-dependent binding of guanosine 5′-[gamma-thio]triphosphate. The specific target enzymes for the observed G-proteins have not been established.

Small GTP-Binding Proteins

2001 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshimi Takai ◽  
Takuya Sasaki ◽  
Takashi Matozaki
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
G Proteins ◽  
Binding Proteins ◽  
Nucleocytoplasmic Transport ◽  
Specific Cell ◽  
Microtubule Organization ◽  
Gtp Binding Proteins ◽  
Cell Functions ◽  
Gtp Binding ◽  
Small G Proteins

Small GTP-binding proteins (G proteins) exist in eukaryotes from yeast to human and constitute a superfamily consisting of more than 100 members. This superfamily is structurally classified into at least five families: the Ras, Rho, Rab, Sar1/Arf, and Ran families. They regulate a wide variety of cell functions as biological timers (biotimers) that initiate and terminate specific cell functions and determine the periods of time for the continuation of the specific cell functions. They furthermore play key roles in not only temporal but also spatial determination of specific cell functions. The Ras family regulates gene expression, the Rho family regulates cytoskeletal reorganization and gene expression, the Rab and Sar1/Arf families regulate vesicle trafficking, and the Ran family regulates nucleocytoplasmic transport and microtubule organization. Many upstream regulators and downstream effectors of small G proteins have been isolated, and their modes of activation and action have gradually been elucidated. Cascades and cross-talks of small G proteins have also been clarified. In this review, functions of small G proteins and their modes of activation and action are described.

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