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ArticleMethods in cell biology2017

Rapid kinetic BRET measurements to monitor G protein activation by GPCR and non-GPCR proteins.

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 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Conformational plasticity of the intracellular cavity of GPCR-G-protein complexes leads to G-protein promiscuity and selectivity.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2019
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  4. Atypical activation of the G protein GαThe Journal of biological chemistry · 2018
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  6. 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

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

Heterotrimeric G proteins are central hubs of signal transduction whose activity is controlled by G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) as well as by a complex network of regulatory proteins. Recently, bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET)-based assays have been used to monitor real-time activation of heterotrimeric G proteins in cells. Here we describe the use of a previously established BRET assay to monitor G protein activation upon GPCR stimulation and its adaptation to measure G protein activation by non-GPCR proteins, such as by cytoplasmic guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) like GIV/Girdin. The BRET assay monitors the release of free Gβγ from Gα-Gβγ heterotrimers as a readout of G protein activation, which is readily observable upon agonist stimulation of GPCRs. To control the signal input for non-GPCR activators, we describe the use of a chemically induced dimerization strategy to promote rapid membrane translocation of proteins containing the Gα-binding and -activating (GBA) motif found in some nonreceptor GEFs. The assay described here allows the kinetic measurement of G protein activation with subsecond temporal resolution and to compare the levels of activation induced by GPCR agonists vs those induced by the membrane recruitment of nonreceptor G protein signaling activators.

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Amino Acid MotifsBioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer TechniquesCell MembraneGTP-Binding ProteinsHEK293 CellsHeterotrimeric GTP-Binding ProteinsHumansKineticsMicrofilament ProteinsProtein MultimerizationSignal TransductionTime FactorsVesicular Transport ProteinsCCDC88A protein, humanGTP-Binding ProteinsHeterotrimeric GTP-Binding ProteinsMicrofilament ProteinsVesicular Transport ProteinsBioluminescence resonance energy transferGEFGIV/GirdinGPCRHeterotrimeric G proteinProtein–protein interaction

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PMID28964333
PMCPMC5654623
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