RGS蛋白在G蛋白信号转导中的作用与调节

RGS蛋白是近年来不断发现的新的蛋白家族,它们的结构中都包含一个高度保守的RGS结构域。目前从RGS结构域的结构及其同源性出发,对RGS蛋白与Gα亚单位及Gβγ二聚体的相互作用、RGS蛋白的调节活性及其动力学过程、RGS蛋白调节作用的分子机制及其生物学效应等进行了广泛探讨。研究发现,由于高度保守的RGS结构域的存在,几乎所有的RGS有GAP活性,并对G蛋白信号转导发挥负性调节作用。G蛋白信号转导是很多胞外信号引发细胞生理功能改变的共同途径,RGS蛋白的深入研究对于充分阐明该信号转导体系的构成及其调节机制具有深刻意义。     

G蛋白的结构生物学

Ｇ蛋白的结构生物学鲁朋,杜国光（北京职工医学院,北京１０００３６）（北京医科大学,北京１０００８３）关键词Ｇ蛋白Ｇ蛋白是数十种信息分子传入细胞内的转换器。这些信息分子包括光（视觉）、味觉、嗅觉、乙酰胆碱、谷氨酸、γ－氨基丁酸、肾上腺素、多巴胺、组胺及...     

G蛋白

Ｇ蛋白是一类含鸟苷酸的蛋白质,存在于细胞外膜内表面,为生物信息转导过程中关键的中介体,可以决定信号传输通路何时打开和关闭。介绍Ｇ蛋白的基本结构和作用模式。     

G蛋白对离子通道的调控

Ｇ蛋白对离子通道的调控鲍国斌濮璐裴钢（中国科学院上海细胞生物学研究所,上海２０００３１关键词Ｇ蛋白Ｇ蛋白偶联受体离子通道Ｇ蛋白（Ｇｐｒｏｔｅｉｎ）由α、β、γ三个亚基组成,位于细胞膜的胞液侧。Ｇα亚基具有ＧＴＰ酶活性,使Ｇ蛋白偶联受体和效应分子发生可...     

小G蛋白抑制剂CASIN的体外抗真菌活性研究CSCD

目的通过对小G蛋白抑制剂体外抗真菌活性的测定,筛选具有新结构类型的抗真菌活性化合物。方法采用微量液基稀释法考察不同小G蛋白抑制剂对于念珠菌的最低抑菌浓度(MIC),并从中筛选活性较强的化合物进一步进行抗真菌谱测定;采用时间-生长曲线和时间-杀菌曲线考察CASIN对于白念珠菌生长增殖的影响;采用菌丝诱导实验考察化合物CASIN对于白念珠菌菌丝形成的抑制效果;采用甲基四氮盐(XTT)法考察化合物CASIN对于白念珠菌生物被膜形成的抑制作用。结果在考察的小G蛋白抑制剂中,CASIN的体外抗真菌活性最强,对于近平滑念珠菌、克柔念珠菌、热带念珠菌、光滑念珠菌中均有较好的抑制作用,MIC为8~16μg/mL。16μg/mL CASIN可以有效抑制YPD培养基中白念珠菌的生长增殖,也在RPMI1640培养基中展现出对白念珠菌的杀菌活性;当培养基中CASIN浓度高于8μg/mL时,白念珠菌菌丝受到明显抑制;此外,8μg/mL的CASIN浓度对于白念珠菌的被膜生成具有80%以上的抑制率。结论小G蛋白抑制剂CASIN具有较强的体外抗念珠菌活性。     

植物中的G蛋白

G蛋白是一类参与跨膜信号传导的GTP(三磷酸乌苷)结合蛋白质。GTP结合蛋白质是具有重要功能的蛋白质。G蛋白参与的信号传导链可概括为:信号→受体→G蛋白→效应体(靶子)等。70年代末期,在动物腺苷酸环化酶的激素调节研究、视觉光信号传导的研究中发现了G蛋白。动物体内有多种不同功     

AGS3蛋白与G蛋白信号转导

AGS3蛋白是影响受体到G蛋白的信号转导或直接影响非受体依赖型G蛋白激活的蛋白质之一。AGS3蛋白在脑、睾丸、肝脏、肾脏、心脏、胰腺及PC-12细胞中普遍分布。它不仅具有不依赖受体的Gβγ信号转导激活物的作用,也能作为二磷酸乌苷（GDP）的解离抑制剂,并负向调节G蛋白偶联受体对G蛋白的激活。AGSl、AGS2、AGS4是AGS家族的其它几个成员,能选择性激活不同类型的G蛋白。LGN和PINS蛋白是AGS3的同系物。AGS3蛋白与信号转导的关系是目前研究的热点之一。     

G蛋白及其研究进展

Ｇ蛋白及其研究进展周元国,王正国（第三军医大学野战外科研究所,重庆６３００４２）目录一、Ｇ蛋白的结构与分类（一）α亚基（二）β亚基（三）γ亚基二、Ｇ蛋白发挥生物学功能与作用的机制（一）传递信息的方式（二）βγ二聚体的作用（三）与Ｇ蛋白偶联的受体（四）...     

Multiple GTP-binding proteins in sea urchin sperm: Evidence for Gs and small G-proteins

Sea urchin sperm plasma membranes isolated from heads and flagella were used to examine the presence of Gs (stimulatory guanine nucleotide-binding regulatory protein) and small G-proteins. Flagellar plasma membranes incubated with [³²P]NAD and cholera toxin (CTX) displayed radiolabeling in a protein of 48 kDa, which was reactive by immunoblotting with a specific antibody against mammalian Gs. CTX-catalyzed [³²P]ADP-ribosylation in conjunction with immunoprecipitation with anti-Gs, followed by electrophoresis and autoradiography, revealed one band of 48 kDa. Head plasma membranes, in contrast, did not show substrates for ADP-ribosylation by CTX. In flagellar and head plasma membranes pertussis toxin (PTX) ADP-ribosylated the same protein described previously in membranes from whole sperm; the extent of ADP-ribosylation by PTX was higher in flagellar than in head membranes. Small G-proteins were investigated by [³²P]GTP-blotting. Both head and flagellar plasma membranes showed three radiolabeled bands of 28, 25 and 24 kDa. Unlabeled GTP and GDP, but not other nucleotides, interfered with the [α-³²P]GTP-binding in a concentration-dependent manner. A monoclonal antibody against human Ras p21 recognized a single protein of 21 kDa only in flagellar membranes. Thus, sea urchin sperm contain a membrane protein that shares characteristics with mammalian Gs and four small G-proteins, including Ras . Gs, Gi and Ras are enriched in flagellar membranes while the other small G-proteins do not display a preferential distribution along the sea urchin sperm plasma membrane. The role of these G-proteins in sea urchin sperm is presently under investigation.     

G-proteins and egg activation

G-proteins are present in eggs, and experiments in which GTP-γ-S, GDP-β-S, cholera toxin and pertussis toxin have been injected into eggs have indicated the involvement of G-proteins in egg activation at fertilization and in oocyte maturation. Eggs into which serotonin or muscarinic acetylcholine receptors have been introduced by mRNA injection produce fertilization-like responses when exposed to serotonin or acetylcholine; since these neurotransmitter receptors act by way of G-proteins, this observation further supports the conclusion that a G-protein is involved in the fertilization process.     

Regulation of N-type calcium channels by G-proteins: Multiple pathways to control calcium entry into neurons

Review from: Alexandra E. Kisilevsky and Gerald W. Zamponi. D2 dopamine receptors interact directly with N-type calcium channels and regulate surface expression levels. Channels 2008; 2(4)1-8.     

Adenylyl cyclase and G-proteins in Phytomonas

Phytomonas sp. membranes have an adenylyl cyclase activity which is greater in the presence of Mn2+ than with Mg2+. The Mg2+ and Mn2+ activity ratio varies from one membrane preparation to another, suggesting that the adenylyl cyclase has a variable activation state. A[35S]GTP-gamma-S-binding activity with a Kd of 171 nM was detected in Phytomonas membranes. Incubation of these membranes with activated cholera or pertussis toxin and [adenylate 23P]NAD+ led to incorporation of radioactivity into bands of about 40-44 kDa. Crude membranes were electrophoresed on SDS-polyacrylamide gels and analyzed, by Western blotting, with the 9188 anti-alpha[s] antibody and the AS/7 antibody (anti-alpha[i], anti-alpha[i1], and anti-alpha[i2]. These procedures resulted in the identification of polypeptides of approximately 40-44 kDa. Phytomonas adenylyl cyclase could be activated by treatment of membrane preparations with cholera toxin, in the presence of NAD+, while similar treatment with pertussis toxin did not affect this enzyme activity. These studies indicate that in Phytomonas, adenylyl cyclase activity is coupled to an unknown receptor entity through G alpha[s] proteins.     

G-proteins as transducers in transmembrane signalling

The G-protein-mediated signalling system has evolved as one of the most widely used transmembrane signalling mechanisms in mammalian organisms. All mammalian cells express G-protein-coupled receptors as well as several types of heterotrimeric G-proteins and effectors. G-protein-mediated signalling is involved in many physiological and pathological processes. This review summarizes some general aspects of G-protein-mediated signalling and focusses on recent data especially from studies in mutant mice which have elucidated some of the cellular and biological functions of heterotrimeric G-prtoteins.     

G-proteins and second messengers in mitogenesis

Growth factors stimulate mitogenesis via the generation of signal molecules or events. Transduction of these messages into the cell proceeds by the binding of the mitogen to a specific cell surface receptor which then stimulates the effector system (enzyme, ion channel, etc.) via a guanine nucleotide binding regulatory protein (G-protein). The specificity of a particular G-protein is a function of its unique α-subunit. This article reviews the effects of different growth factors upon second mesenger generation and discusses the involvement of the different G-proteins in these signal transduction pathways.     

Multiple trimeric G-proteins on the trans-Golgi network exert stimulatory and inhibitory effects on secretory vesicle formation.

The role of heterotrimeric G-proteins on the formation of constitutive secretory vesicles (CSVs) and immature secretory granules (ISGs) from the trans-Golgi network (TGN) of PC12 cells was investigated. Using immunofluorescence and subcellular fractionation in conjunction with immunoblotting or ADP-ribosylation by either pertussis toxin or cholera toxin, TGN membranes were found to contain not only several alpha i/alpha o G-protein subunits including apparently alpha i3, but also alpha s. Pertussis toxin treatment of cells, which resulted in the stoichiometric ADP-ribosylation of alpha i/alpha o, a modification known to prevent their coupling to receptors, led to the stimulation of cell-free CSV and ISG formation, suggesting the presence of a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for alpha i/alpha o on the TGN. Mastoparan-7, a peptide known to mimic an activated receptor and to stimulate nucleotide exchange on alpha i/alpha o, inhibited cell-free vesicle formation, an effect abolished by pertussis toxin. In contrast, activation of alpha s by cholera toxin treatment of cells resulted in a stimulation of cell-free CSV and ISG formation. This stimulation could be reversed when the alpha subunits not activated by cholera toxin, i.e. alpha i/alpha o, were activated by GTP gamma S and [AIF4]-. Our results show that both inhibitory and stimulatory trimeric G-proteins on the TGN participate in the regulation of secretory vesicle formation.