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Ric-8B, an olfactory putative GTP exchange factor, amplifies signal transduction through the olfactory-specific G-protein Galphaolf.


ABSTRACT: The olfactory system is able to detect a large number of chemical structures with a remarkable sensitivity and specificity. Odorants are first detected by odorant receptors present in the cilia of olfactory neurons. The activated receptors couple to an olfactory-specific G-protein (Golf), which activates adenylyl cyclase III to produce cAMP. Increased cAMP levels activate cyclic nucleotide-gated channels, causing cell membrane depolarization. Here we used yeast two-hybrid to search for potential regulators for Galphaolf. We found that Ric-8B (for resistant to inhibitors of cholinesterase), a putative GTP exchange factor, is able to interact with Galphaolf. Like Galphaolf, Ric-8B is predominantly expressed in the mature olfactory sensory neurons and also in a few regions in the brain. The highly restricted and colocalized expression patterns of Ric-8B and Galphaolf strongly indicate that Ric-8B is a functional partner for Galphaolf. Finally, we show that Ric-8B is able to potentiate Galphaolf-dependent cAMP accumulation in human embryonic kidney 293 cells and therefore may be an important component for odorant signal transduction.

SUBMITTER: Von Dannecker LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6724935 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Ric-8B, an olfactory putative GTP exchange factor, amplifies signal transduction through the olfactory-specific G-protein Galphaolf.

Von Dannecker Luiz Eduardo C LE   Mercadante Adriana F AF   Malnic Bettina B  

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 20050401 15


The olfactory system is able to detect a large number of chemical structures with a remarkable sensitivity and specificity. Odorants are first detected by odorant receptors present in the cilia of olfactory neurons. The activated receptors couple to an olfactory-specific G-protein (Golf), which activates adenylyl cyclase III to produce cAMP. Increased cAMP levels activate cyclic nucleotide-gated channels, causing cell membrane depolarization. Here we used yeast two-hybrid to search for potential  ...[more]

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