2010
A Conserved Protein Interaction Interface on the Type 5 G Protein β Subunit Controls Proteolytic Stability and Activity of R7 Family Regulator of G Protein Signaling Proteins*
Porter MY, Xie K, Pozharski E, Koelle MR, Martemyanov KA. A Conserved Protein Interaction Interface on the Type 5 G Protein β Subunit Controls Proteolytic Stability and Activity of R7 Family Regulator of G Protein Signaling Proteins*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2010, 285: 41100-41112. PMID: 20959458, PMCID: PMC3003408, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.163600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsR7 RGS proteinsG protein signaling (RGS) proteinsRGS proteinsDEP domainSignaling proteinsProtein interaction interfacesGenetic screenCaenorhabditis elegansRGS complexesObligate complexesProtein complexesFamily regulatorGβ5 proteinEquivalent mutationN-terminusConformational rearrangementsGβ5ProteinInteraction interfaceProteolysisMutationsRegulatorProteolytic stabilityComplexesDynamic opening
2004
Activation of EGL-47, a Gαo-Coupled Receptor, Inhibits Function of Hermaphrodite-Specific Motor Neurons to Regulate Caenorhabditis elegans Egg-Laying Behavior
Moresco JJ, Koelle MR. Activation of EGL-47, a Gαo-Coupled Receptor, Inhibits Function of Hermaphrodite-Specific Motor Neurons to Regulate Caenorhabditis elegans Egg-Laying Behavior. Journal Of Neuroscience 2004, 24: 8522-8530. PMID: 15456826, PMCID: PMC6729914, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1915-04.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHermaphrodite-specific neuronsEgg-laying behaviorTransmembrane domainEgg-laying defectsEgg-laying musclesDominant mutationsHSN motor neuronsFluorescent protein transgeneSixth transmembrane domainExtracellular N-terminusEgg-laying frequencyMotor neuronsN-terminusG proteinsTransgenic expressionGenesCaenorhabditisMild defectsReceptor isoformsInhibits functionMutationsMultiple receptorsEggsReceptorsNumber of neurons
1999
Antagonism between Goα and Gqα in Caenorhabditis elegans: the RGS protein EAT-16 is necessary for Goα signaling and regulates Gqα activity
Hajdu-Cronin Y, Chen W, Patikoglou G, Koelle M, Sternberg P. Antagonism between Goα and Gqα in Caenorhabditis elegans: the RGS protein EAT-16 is necessary for Goα signaling and regulates Gqα activity. Genes & Development 1999, 13: 1780-1793. PMID: 10421631, PMCID: PMC316886, DOI: 10.1101/gad.13.14.1780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCOS CellsDNA PrimersGene Expression RegulationGenes, SuppressorGTP-Binding Protein RegulatorsGTP-Binding ProteinsHelminth ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMutationSequence Homology, Amino AcidSignal TransductionConceptsEGL-30Cellular rolesEAT-16Double mutant analysisMajor cellular roleHeterotrimeric G proteinsG protein signalingMolecular genetic approachesCOS-7 cellsGOA-1Function mutantsCaenorhabditis elegansC. elegansDouble mutantProtein signalingGenetic approachesG proteinsSAG-1ElegansMutantsGenesGoαHyperactive phenotypeProteinMutations