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ArticleMethods in cell biology2017

Fluorescence polarization assays to measure interactions between Gα subunits of heterotrimeric G proteins and regulatory motifs.

Marcin Maziarz, Mikel Garcia-Marcos

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Article in Methods in cell biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Other Techniques.Advances in biochemical engineering/biotechnology · 2026
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  3. Specific inhibition of GPCR-independent G protein signaling by a rationally engineered protein.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2017
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marcin MaziarzBoston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States.
Mikel Garcia-MarcosBoston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States. Electronic address: mgm1@bu.edu.
Boston University · US

Funding

Alternative mechanisms of signaling via trimeric G proteinsR01GM108733 · NIGMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI GARCIA-MARCOS, MIKEL · 2014 to 2018
$1.6M
Identification of chemical probes that specifically disrupt the GIV-Gi interfaceR01GM112631 · NIGMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI GARCIA-MARCOS, MIKEL · 2015 to 2017
$933k
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM108733NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM112631
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fluorescence polarization (FP) is a simple and sensitive method allowing for the quantification of interactions between proteins and fluorescently tagged small molecules like peptides. Heterotrimeric G proteins are critical signal transducing molecules and their activity is controlled by a complex network of regulatory proteins. Some of these regulators have defined short motifs (<40 amino acids) that are sufficient to bind G proteins and subsequently modulate their activity. For these cases, FP represents a robust and quantitative method to characterize the G protein regulator interaction. Here we describe FP assays in a 384-well plate format to quantify interactions between Gα subunits of heterotrimeric G proteins and peptides corresponding to the Gα binding and activating (GBA) or GoLoco motifs, which are present in some proteins with guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) (e.g., GIV/Girdin) or guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor (GDI) (e.g., RGS12) activity, respectively. This assay can be used to determine equilibrium dissociation constants, characterize the impact of single amino acid point mutations on the Gα-peptide interaction, and is suitable for high-throughput screening.

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Amino Acid MotifsBiological AssayFluorescence PolarizationGTP-Binding Protein alpha SubunitsHumansMicrofilament ProteinsPeptidesRGS ProteinsSignal TransductionStaining and LabelingVesicular Transport ProteinsCCDC88A protein, humanGTP-Binding Protein alpha SubunitsMicrofilament ProteinsPeptidesRGS12 protein, humanRGS ProteinsVesicular Transport ProteinsFluorescence polarizationGDIGEFHeterotrimeric G proteinProtein–protein interaction

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PMID28964332
PMCPMC5654624
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