1995
Different α1-Adrenergic Receptor Sequences Required for Activating Different Gα Subunits of Gq Class of G Proteins (∗)
Wu D, Jiang H, Simon M. Different α1-Adrenergic Receptor Sequences Required for Activating Different Gα Subunits of Gq Class of G Proteins (∗). Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1995, 270: 9828-9832. PMID: 7730363, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.17.9828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsG alpha 16G alpha 14Gq classAlpha 16Receptor sequencesDifferent G alpha subunitsAlpha subunitG proteinsG alpha q/11Different Gα subunitsG alpha subunitsAmino acid stretchAlpha q/11Alpha 14N-terminal segmentThird inner loopGα subunitsBBXXB motifRegulatory proteinsC-terminusN-terminusSpecific mutationsSubunitsProteinSpecific interactions
1992
Subunits βγ of heterotrimeric G protein activate β2 isoform of phospholipase C
Katz A, Wu D, Simon M. Subunits βγ of heterotrimeric G protein activate β2 isoform of phospholipase C. Nature 1992, 360: 686-689. PMID: 1465134, DOI: 10.1038/360686a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΑ-subunitG proteinsExchange of GDPVitro reconstitution experimentsReceptor-mediated releaseDifferent G proteinsFree GβγPhospholipase C activationGβγ complexG proteins resultsGα subunitsHL-60 cellsGβγ subunitsTransfection assaysPertussis toxinΓ subunitProtein resultsGβγReconstitution experimentsDifferent isoformsSpecific receptorsΒ2 isoformPhospholipase CΒ1 isoformsSubunits