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ArticleMolecular biology of the cell2021

A short C-terminal peptide in Gγ regulates Gβγ signaling efficacy.

Mithila Tennakoon, Kanishka Senarath, Dinesh Kankanamge, Deborah N Chadee, Ajith Karunarathne

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Article in Molecular biology of the cell, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Mithila TennakoonDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606.
Kanishka SenarathDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606.
Dinesh KankanamgeDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606.
Deborah N ChadeeDepartment of Biological Sciences, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606.
Ajith KarunarathneDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606.
University of Toledo · USUniversity of Colombo · LKWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

Optical control of endogenous G protein Coupled Receptor and G Protein Signaling.R01GM140191 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO · PI KARUNARATHNE, WELIVITIYA KANKANAMLAGE AJITH · 2021 to 2023
$1.0M
Diverse membrane affinities of Gγ members deferentially modulate the Gβγ effectors and cell behaviorsR15GM126455 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO · PI KARUNARATHNE, WELIVITIYA KANKANAMLAGE AJITH · 2018 to 2018
$441k
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM140191NIGMS NIH HHS R15 GM126455
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

G protein beta-gamma (Gβγ) subunits anchor to the plasma membrane (PM) through the carboxy-terminal (CT) prenyl group in Gγ. This interaction is crucial for the PM localization and functioning of Gβγ, allowing GPCR-G protein signaling to proceed. The diverse Gγ family has 12 members, and we have recently shown that the signaling efficacies of major Gβγ effectors are Gγ-type dependent. This dependency is due to the distinct series of membrane-interacting abilities of Gγ. However, the molecular process allowing for Gβγ subunits to exhibit a discrete and diverse range of Gγ-type-dependent membrane affinities is unclear and cannot be explained using only the type of prenylation. The present work explores the unique designs of membrane-interacting CT residues in Gγ as a major source for this Gγ-type-dependent Gβγ signaling. Despite the type of prenylation, the results show signaling efficacy at the PM, and associated cell behaviors of Gβγ are governed by crucially located specific amino acids in the five to six residue preprenylation region of Gγ. The provided molecular picture of Gγ-membrane interactions may explain how cells gain Gγ-type-dependent G protein-GPCR signaling as well as how Gβγ elicits selective signaling at various subcellular compartments.

Indexed as

Protein PrenylationSignal TransductionCell MembraneGTP-Binding Protein beta SubunitsGTP-Binding Protein gamma SubunitsHeLa CellsHumansG-protein Beta gammaGTP-Binding Protein beta SubunitsGTP-Binding Protein gamma Subunits

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PMID34106735
PMCPMC8351738
OpenAlexW3169711689

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