1998
Guanine nucleotide exchange factor GEF115 specifically mediates activation of Rho and serum response factor by the G protein α subunit Gα13
Mao J, Yuan H, Xie W, Wu D. Guanine nucleotide exchange factor GEF115 specifically mediates activation of Rho and serum response factor by the G protein α subunit Gα13. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 12973-12976. PMID: 9789025, PMCID: PMC23675, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.22.12973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 CellsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCOS CellsDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression RegulationGTPase-Activating ProteinsGTP-Binding ProteinsGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsKineticsLuciferasesMiceMolecular Sequence DataNuclear ProteinsProteinsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRhoA GTP-Binding ProteinSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidSerum Response FactorSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticTransfectionConceptsSerum response factorActivation of RhoSRF activationHeterotrimeric G protein alpha subunitsG protein signaling (RGS) domainG protein alpha subunitsTerminal partRho-specific guanineProtein alpha subunitsResponse factorDomain deletion mutantSignal transduction pathwaysNIH 3T3 cellsDbl homologyRGS activitySequence motifsTransduction pathwaysGalpha13Signaling domainsGalpha12Alpha subunitMutantsSynergistic activationGalphaqTransfection system
1997
α-Latrotoxin Stimulates Exocytosis by the Interaction with a Neuronal G-Protein-Coupled Receptor
Krasnoperov V, Bittner M, Beavis R, Kuang Y, Salnikow K, Chepurny O, Little A, Plotnikov A, Wu D, Holz R, Petrenko A. α-Latrotoxin Stimulates Exocytosis by the Interaction with a Neuronal G-Protein-Coupled Receptor. Neuron 1997, 18: 925-937. PMID: 9208860, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80332-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBrain ChemistryCalciumCattleChromaffin GranulesCloning, MolecularCOS CellsDimerizationExocytosisGTP-Binding ProteinsMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataProtein PrecursorsQa-SNARE ProteinsRatsReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, PeptideRecombinant ProteinsSensory Receptor CellsSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidSignal TransductionSpider VenomsTissue DistributionConceptsG protein-coupled receptorsAlpha-latrotoxin receptorNeuronal G protein-coupled receptorNovel orphan G-protein-coupled receptorI alphaCalcium-independent receptorSecretin receptor familyOrphan G protein-coupled receptorRegulation of neurosecretionEndogenous proteolytic cleavageMolecular cloningPrecursor polypeptideSerpentine receptorsCIRLFusion complexExtracellular bindingAlpha-LatrotoxinFunctional expressionReceptor familyProteolytic cleavagePresynaptic receptorsAffinity columnNeurotransmitter releaseStable complexesPresynaptic neurotoxins
1994
Activation of phospholipase C beta 4 by heterotrimeric GTP-binding proteins.
Jiang H, Wu D, Simon M. Activation of phospholipase C beta 4 by heterotrimeric GTP-binding proteins. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1994, 269: 7593-7596. PMID: 8125982, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)37328-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCattleCell LineDNA, ComplementaryEnzyme ActivationGTP-Binding ProteinsHumansIsoenzymesMolecular Sequence DataSequence Homology, Amino AcidTransfectionType C PhospholipasesConceptsPhospholipase C beta 4Beta 4PLC-beta 4C beta 4Gq classBeta 2 gamma 2Beta 1 gamma 2G alpha 15Alpha subunitG alpha 11G alpha qG alpha 16Gamma 2G beta gamma subunitsG alpha 14G beta 1 gamma 2Alpha 14Beta 1 gamma 1Beta gamma subunitsBeta 1 isoformAlpha 11Alpha qAlpha 15Heterotrimeric GTPGamma subunits