loco encodes an RGS protein required for Drosophila glial differentiation

Development ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 126 (8) ◽  
pp. 1781-1791 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Granderath ◽  
A. Stollewerk ◽  
S. Greig ◽  
C.S. Goodman ◽  
C.J. O'Kane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Differentiation ◽  
G Protein ◽  
Glial Cell ◽  
Glial Cells ◽  
Cell Development ◽  
Rgs Proteins ◽  
Glial Differentiation ◽  
G Protein Signalling ◽  
Rgs Domain ◽  
Longitudinal Axon

In Drosophila, glial cell development depends on the gene glial cells missing (gcm). gcm activates the expression of other transcription factors such as pointed and repo, which control subsequent glial differentiation. In order to better understand glial cell differentiation, we have screened for genes whose expression in glial cells depends on the activity of pointed. Using an enhancer trap approach, we have identified loco as such a gene. loco is expressed in most lateral CNS glial cells throughout development. Embryos lacking loco function have an normal overall morphology, but fail to hatch. Ultrastructural analysis of homozygous mutant loco embryos reveals a severe glial cell differentiation defect. Mutant glial cells fail to properly ensheath longitudinal axon tracts and do not form the normal glial-glial cell contacts, resulting in a disruption of the blood-brain barrier. Hypomorphic loco alleles were isolated following an EMS mutagenesis. Rare escapers eclose which show impaired locomotor capabilities. loco encodes the first two known Drosophila members of the family of Regulators of G-protein signalling (RGS) proteins, known to interact with the alpha subunits of G-proteins. loco specifically interacts with the Drosophila alphai-subunit. Strikingly, the interaction is not confined to the RGS domain. This interaction and the coexpression of LOCO and Galphai suggests a function of G-protein signalling for glial cell development.

scholarly journals RGS3 interacts with 14-3-3 via the N-terminal region distinct from the RGS (regulator of G-protein signalling) domain

2002 ◽  
Vol 365 (3) ◽  
pp. 677-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaxin NIU ◽  
Astrid SCHESCHONKA ◽  
Kirk M. DRUEY ◽  
Amanda DAVIS ◽  
Eleanor REED ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binding Site ◽  
G Protein ◽  
G Proteins ◽  
Rgs Proteins ◽  
Heterotrimeric G Proteins ◽  
G Protein Signalling ◽  
Vitro Binding ◽  
Rgs Domain ◽  
Hybrid Screening

RGS3 belongs to a family of the regulators of G-protein signalling (RGS), which bind and inhibit the Gα subunits of heterotrimeric G-proteins via a homologous RGS domain. Increasing evidence suggests that RGS proteins can also interact with targets other than G-proteins. Employing yeast two-hybrid screening of a cDNA library, we identified an interaction between RGS3 and the phosphoserine-binding protein 14-3-3. This interaction was confirmed by in vitro binding and co-immunoprecipitation experiments. RGS3-deletion analysis revealed the presence of a single 14-3-3-binding site located outside of the RGS domain. Ser264 was then identified as the 14-3-3-binding site of RGS3. The S264A mutation resulted in the loss of RGS3 binding to 14-3-3, without affecting its ability to bind Gαq. Signalling studies showed that the S264A mutant was more potent than the wild-type RGS3 in inhibition of G-protein-mediated signalling. Binding experiments revealed that RGS3 exists in two separate pools, either 14-3-3-bound or G-protein-bound, and that the 14-3-3-bound RGS3 is unable to interact with G-proteins. These data are consistent with the model wherein 14-3-3 serves as a scavenger of RGS3, regulating the amounts of RGS3 available for binding G-proteins. This study describes a new level in the regulation of G-protein signalling, in which the inhibitors of G-proteins, RGS proteins, can themselves be regulated by phosphorylation and binding 14-3-3.

scholarly journals Regulators of G protein Signaling (RGS) proteins (version 2019.4) in the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology Database

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Alqinyah ◽  
Christopher Bodle ◽  
Josephine Bou Dagher ◽  
Bandana Chakravarti ◽  
Shreoshi P. Choudhuri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sequence Analysis ◽  
G Protein ◽  
G Proteins ◽  
G Protein Signaling ◽  
Rgs Proteins ◽  
Protein Signaling ◽  
Heterotrimeric G Proteins ◽  
Gtp Hydrolysis ◽  
G Protein Signalling ◽  
Rgs Domain

Regulators of G protein signalling (RGS) proteins display a common RGS domain that interacts with the GTP-bound Gα subunits of heterotrimeric G proteins, enhancing GTP hydrolysis by stabilising the transition state [29, 419, 418], leading to a termination of GPCR signalling. Interactions through protein:protein interactions of many RGS proteins have been identified for targets other than heteromeric G proteins. Sequence analysis of the 20 RGS proteins suggests four families of RGS: RZ, R4, R7 and R12 families. Many of these proteins have been identified to have effects other than through targetting G proteins. Included here is RGS4 for which a number of pharmacological inhibitors have been described.

scholarly journals Phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate and Ca2+/calmodulin competitively bind to the regulators of G-protein-signalling (RGS) domain of RGS4 and reciprocally regulate its action

2004 ◽  
Vol 385 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaru ISHII ◽  
Satoru FUJITA ◽  
Mitsuhiko YAMADA ◽  
Yukio HOSAKA ◽  
Yoshihisa KURACHI
Keyword(s):  
G Protein ◽  
Competitive Binding ◽  
K Channel ◽  
Rgs Proteins ◽  
Protein Activity ◽  
Gtp Hydrolysis ◽  
Reciprocal Regulation ◽  
Physiological Regulation ◽  
G Protein Signalling ◽  
Rgs Domain

RGS (regulators of G-protein signalling) are a diverse group of proteins, which accelerate intrinsic GTP hydrolysis on heterotrimeric G-protein α subunits. They are involved in the control of a physiological behaviour known as ‘relaxation’ of G-protein-gated K+ channels in cardiac myocytes. The GTPase-accelerating activity of cardiac RGS proteins, such as RGS4, is inhibited by PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 (phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate) and this inhibition is cancelled by Ca2+/calmodulin (CaM) formed during membrane depolarization. G-protein-gated K+ channel activity decreases on depolarization owing to the facilitation of GTPase-activating protein activity by RGS proteins and vice versa on hyperpolarization. The molecular mechanism responsible for this reciprocal control of RGS action by PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 and Ca2+/CaM, however, has not been fully elucidated. Using lipid–protein co-sedimentation assay and surface plasmon resonance measurements, we show in the present study that the control of the GTPase-accelerating activity of the RGS4 protein is achieved through the competitive binding of PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 and Ca2+/CaM within its RGS domain. Competitive binding occurs exclusively within the RGS domain and involves a cluster of positively charged residues located on the surface opposite to the Gα interaction site. In the RGS proteins conserving these residues, the reciprocal regulation by PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 and Ca2+/CaM may be important for their physiological regulation of G-protein signalling.

scholarly journals The dynamic role of regulator of G-protein signalling (RGS) proteins in partial agonism

2014 ◽  
Vol 592 (17) ◽  
pp. 3701-3702
Author(s):  
Joobin Sattar ◽  
Kevin P. Grace ◽  
Guillaume Bastin
Keyword(s):  
G Protein ◽  
Rgs Proteins ◽  
Partial Agonism ◽  
G Protein Signalling

scholarly journals Regulators of G protein Signaling (RGS) proteins (version 2020.4) in the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology Database

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katelin E. Ahlers-Dannen ◽  
Mohammed Alqinyah ◽  
Christopher Bodle ◽  
Josephine Bou Dagher ◽  
Bandana Chakravarti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
G Protein ◽  
G Protein Coupled Receptors ◽  
Signaling Cascades ◽  
G Protein Signaling ◽  
Rgs Proteins ◽  
Protein Signaling ◽  
Heterotrimeric G Proteins ◽  
Gtp Hydrolysis ◽  
Rgs Domain ◽  
G Protein Coupled

Regulator of G protein Signaling, or RGS, proteins serve an important regulatory role in signaling mediated by G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). They all share a common RGS domain that directly interacts with active, GTP-bound Gα subunits of heterotrimeric G proteins. RGS proteins stabilize the transition state for GTP hydrolysis on Gα and thus induce a conformational change in the Gα subunit that accelerates GTP hydrolysis, thereby effectively turning off signaling cascades mediated by GPCRs. This GTPase accelerating protein (GAP) activity is the canonical mechanism of action for RGS proteins, although many also possess additional functions and domains. RGS proteins are divided into four families, R4, R7, R12 and RZ based on sequence homology, domain structure as well as specificity towards Gα subunits. For reviews on RGS proteins and their potential as therapeutic targets, see e.g. [160, 377, 411, 415, 416, 512, 519, 312, 6].

scholarly journals The Downstream Regulation of Chemokine Receptor Signalling: Implications for Atherosclerosis

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jyoti Patel ◽  
Keith M. Channon ◽  
Eileen McNeill
Keyword(s):  
G Protein ◽  
Chemokine Receptors ◽  
Vascular Inflammation ◽  
Vascular Wall ◽  
Rgs Proteins ◽  
Cell Recruitment ◽  
Physiological Processes ◽  
G Protein Signalling ◽  
Atherosclerotic Plaque Formation ◽  
G Protein Coupled

Heterotrimeric G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are key mediators of intracellular signalling, control numerous physiological processes, and are one of the largest class of proteins to be pharmacologically targeted. Chemokine-induced macrophage recruitment into the vascular wall is an early pathological event in the progression of atherosclerosis. Leukocyte activation and chemotaxis during cell recruitment are mediated by chemokine ligation of multiple GPCRs. Regulation of GPCR signalling is critical in limiting vascular inflammation and involves interaction with downstream proteins such as GPCR kinases (GRKs), arrestin proteins and regulator of G-protein signalling (RGS) proteins. These have emerged as new mediators of atherogenesis by functioning in internalisation, desensitisation, and signal termination of chemokine receptors. Targeting chemokine signalling through these proteins may provide new strategies to alter atherosclerotic plaque formation and plaque biology.

scholarly journals Isolation and expression pattern of RGS21 gene, a novel RGS member.

2005 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 943-946 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Li ◽  
Lei Chen ◽  
Chaoneng Ji ◽  
Bing Liu ◽  
Jiefeng Gu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
G Protein ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Fetal Brain ◽  
Negative Regulator ◽  
Pcr Analysis ◽  
Rgs Proteins ◽  
Sequencing Analysis ◽  
Rgs Domain ◽  
Additional Domain

Regulators of G-protein signaling (RGS) proteins are known for the RGS domain that is composed of a conserved stretch of 120 amino acids, which binds directly to activated G-protein alpha subunits and acts as a GTPase-activating protein (GAP), leading to their deactivation and termination of downstream signals. In this study, a novel human RGS cDNA (RGS21), 1795 bp long and encoding a 152-amino acid polypeptide, was isolated by large-scale sequencing analysis of a human fetal brain cDNA library. Unlike other RGS family members, RGS21 gene has no additional domain/motif and may represent the smallest known member of RGS family. It may belong to the B/R4 subfamily, which suggests that it may serve exclusively as a negative regulator of alphai/o family members and/or alphaq/11. PCR analysis showed that RGS21 mRNA was expressed ubiquitously in the 16 tissues examined, implying general physiological roles.

scholarly journals The seven transmembrane domain protein MoRgs7 functions in surface perception and undergoes coronin MoCrn1-dependent endocytosis in complex with Gα subunit MoMagA to promote cAMP signaling and appressorium formation in Magnaporthe oryzae

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Li ◽  
Kaili Zhong ◽  
Ziyi Yin ◽  
Jiexiong Hu ◽  
Lianwei Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
G Protein ◽  
Magnaporthe Oryzae ◽  
Transmembrane Domain ◽  
Surface Hydrophobicity ◽  
Camp Signaling ◽  
Actin Binding ◽  
Rgs Proteins ◽  
Appressorium Formation ◽  
Rgs Domain ◽  
Tm Domain

AbstractRegulator of G-protein signaling (RGS) proteins primarily function as GTPase-accelerating proteins (GAPs) to promote GTP hydrolysis of Gα subunits, thereby regulating G-protein mediated signaling. RGS proteins could also contain additional domains such as GoLoco to inhibit GDP dissociation. The rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae encodes eight RGS and RGS-like proteins (MoRgs1 to MoRgs8) that have shared and distinct functions in growth, appressorium formation and pathogenicity. Interestingly, MoRgs7 and MoRgs8 contain a C-terminal seven-transmembrane domain (7-TM) motif typical of G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) proteins, in addition to the conserved RGS domain. We found that MoRgs7, together with Gα MoMagA but not MoRgs8, undergoes endocytic transport from the plasma membrane to the endosome upon sensing of surface hydrophobicity. We also found that MoRgs7 can interact with hydrophobic surfaces via a hydrophobic interaction, leading to the perception of environmental hydrophobic cues. Moreover, we found that MoRgs7-MoMagA endocytosis is regulated by actin patch-associated protein MoCrn1, linking it to cAMP signaling. Our studies provided evidence suggesting that MoRgs7 could also function in a GPCR-like manner to sense environmental signals and it, together with additional proteins of diverse functions, promotes cAMP signaling required for developmental processes underlying appressorium function and pathogenicity.Author summaryThe 7-TM domain is considered the hallmark of GPCR proteins, which activate G proteins upon ligand binding and undergo endocytosis for regeneration or recycling. Among eight RGS and RGS-like proteins of M. oryzae, MoRgs7 and MoRgs8 contain the 7-TM domain in addition to the RGS domain. We found that MoRgs7 can form hydrophobic interactions with the hydrophobic surface. This interaction is important in sensing hydrophobic cues by the fungus. We also found that, in response to surface hydrophobicity, MoRgs7 couples with Gα subunit MoMagA to undergo endocytosis leading to the activation of cAMP signaling. Moreover, we found that such an endocytic event requires functions of the actin-binding protein MoCrn1. Our results revealed MoRgs7 functions as a GPCR-like receptor protein to sense surface cues and activate signaling required for pathogenesis, providing new insights into G-protein regulatory mechanisms in this and other pathogenic fungi.

scholarly journals Regulators of G protein Signaling (RGS) proteins (version 2020.5) in the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology Database

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katelin E. Ahlers-Dannen ◽  
Mohammed Alqinyah ◽  
Christopher Bodle ◽  
Josephine Bou Dagher ◽  
Bandana Chakravarti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
G Protein ◽  
G Protein Coupled Receptors ◽  
Signaling Cascades ◽  
G Protein Signaling ◽  
Rgs Proteins ◽  
Protein Signaling ◽  
Heterotrimeric G Proteins ◽  
Gtp Hydrolysis ◽  
Rgs Domain ◽  
G Protein Coupled

Regulator of G protein Signaling, or RGS, proteins serve an important regulatory role in signaling mediated by G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). They all share a common RGS domain that directly interacts with active, GTP-bound Gα subunits of heterotrimeric G proteins. RGS proteins stabilize the transition state for GTP hydrolysis on Gα and thus induce a conformational change in the Gα subunit that accelerates GTP hydrolysis, thereby effectively turning off signaling cascades mediated by GPCRs. This GTPase accelerating protein (GAP) activity is the canonical mechanism of action for RGS proteins, although many also possess additional functions and domains. RGS proteins are divided into four families, R4, R7, R12 and RZ based on sequence homology, domain structure as well as specificity towards Gα subunits. For reviews on RGS proteins and their potential as therapeutic targets, see e.g. [183, 411, 446, 450, 451, 558, 566, 345, 9].

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