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Gi protein activation in intact cells involves subunit rearrangement rather than dissociation.


ABSTRACT: G protein-coupled receptors transduce diverse extracellular signals, such as neurotransmitters, hormones, chemokines, and sensory stimuli, into intracellular responses through activation of heterotrimeric G proteins. G proteins play critical roles in determining specificity and kinetics of subsequent biological responses by modulation of effector proteins. We have developed a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based assay to directly measure mammalian G protein activation in intact cells and found that Gi proteins activate within 1-2 s, which is considerably slower than activation kinetics of the receptors themselves. More importantly, FRET measurements demonstrated that Galphai- and Gbetagamma-subunits do not dissociate during activation, as has been previously postulated. Based on FRET measurements between Galphai-yellow fluorescent protein and Gbetagamma-subunits that were fused to cyan fluorescent protein at various positions, we conclude that, instead, G protein subunits undergo a molecular rearrangement during activation. The detection of a persistent heterotrimeric composition during G protein activation will impact the understanding of how G proteins achieve subtype-selective coupling to effectors. This finding will be of particular interest for unraveling Gbetagamma-induced signaling pathways.

SUBMITTER: Bunemann M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC307695 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Gi protein activation in intact cells involves subunit rearrangement rather than dissociation.

Bünemann Moritz M   Frank Monika M   Lohse Martin J MJ  

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20031212 26


G protein-coupled receptors transduce diverse extracellular signals, such as neurotransmitters, hormones, chemokines, and sensory stimuli, into intracellular responses through activation of heterotrimeric G proteins. G proteins play critical roles in determining specificity and kinetics of subsequent biological responses by modulation of effector proteins. We have developed a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based assay to directly measure mammalian G protein activation in intact ce  ...[more]

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