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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry

G protein βγ translocation to the Golgi apparatus activates MAPK via p110γ-p101 heterodimers.

Mostafa Khater, Zhe Wei, Xin Xu, Wei Huang, Bal L Lokeshwar, Nevin A Lambert, Guangyu Wu

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mostafa KhaterDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Zhe WeiDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Xin XuDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Wei HuangDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Bal L LokeshwarGeorgia Cancer Center, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Nevin A LambertDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Guangyu WuDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA. Electronic address: guwu@augusta.edu.
Augusta University · USAugusta University Health · US

Funding

GPCR anterograde traffickingR35GM136397 · NIGMS · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI GUANGYU WU · 2020 to 2026
$2.7M
Direct assessment of GPCR-transducer coupling and G protein subtype biasR01GM130142 · NIGMS · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI LAMBERT, NEVIN ALAN · 2018 to 2021
$1.5M
Anterograde transport and signal regulation of GPCRsR01GM118915 · NIGMS · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI WU, GUANGYU · 2016 to 2019
$1.3M
Role of B-arrestins in bladder cancer progression and response to chemotherapyI01BX003862 · VA · CHARLIE NORWOOD VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI LOKESHWAR, BAL L · 2018 to 2023
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BLRD VA I01 BX003862NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM118915NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM130142NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM136397
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Golgi apparatus (GA) is a cellular organelle that plays a critical role in the processing of proteins for secretion. Activation of G protein-coupled receptors at the plasma membrane (PM) induces the translocation of G protein βγ dimers to the GA. However, the functional significance of this translocation is largely unknown. Here, we study PM-GA translocation of all 12 Gγ subunits in response to chemokine receptor CXCR4 activation and demonstrate that Gγ9 is a unique Golgi-translocating Gγ subunit. CRISPR-Cas9-mediated knockout of Gγ9 abolishes activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 and 2 (ERK1/2), two members of the mitogen-activated protein kinase family, by CXCR4. We show that chemically induced recruitment to the GA of Gβγ dimers containing different Gγ subunits activates ERK1/2, whereas recruitment to the PM is ineffective. We also demonstrate that pharmacological inhibition of phosphoinositide 3-kinase γ (PI3Kγ) and depletion of its subunits p110γ and p101 abrogate ERK1/2 activation by CXCR4 and Gβγ recruitment to the GA. Knockout of either Gγ9 or PI3Kγ significantly suppresses prostate cancer PC3 cell migration, invasion, and metastasis. Collectively, our data demonstrate a novel function for Gβγ translocation to the GA, via activating PI3Kγ heterodimers p110γ-p101, to spatiotemporally regulate mitogen-activated protein kinase activation by G protein-coupled receptors and ultimately control tumor progression.

Indexed as

Cell MembraneClass Ib Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinaseDimerizationGolgi ApparatusGTP-Binding Protein beta SubunitsGTP-Binding Protein gamma SubunitsHEK293 CellsHumansMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProtein TransportReceptors, CXCR4Receptors, G-Protein-CoupledSignal TransductionClass Ib Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinaseCXCR4 protein, humanG-protein Beta gammaGTP-Binding Protein beta SubunitsGTP-Binding Protein gamma SubunitsMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPIK3CG protein, humanReceptors, CXCR4Receptors, G-Protein-CoupledCXCR4ERK1/2GolgiG proteinG protein–coupled receptorGβγMAPKPI3Kγsignalingtranslocation

Identifiers

PMID33493514
PMCPMC7949113
OpenAlexW3122737608

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