2021
The neural G protein Gαo tagged with GFP at an internal loop is functional in Caenorhabditis elegans
Kumar S, Olson AC, Koelle MR. The neural G protein Gαo tagged with GFP at an internal loop is functional in Caenorhabditis elegans. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 2021, 11: jkab167. PMID: 34003969, PMCID: PMC8496287, DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsGTP-Binding ProteinsSignal TransductionConceptsGreen fluorescent proteinCaenorhabditis elegansGenetic analysisHeterotrimeric G proteinsG protein GαoInternal loopC. elegansProtein complexesBiochemical purificationEpitope tagPlasma membraneAlpha subunitMolecular mechanismsFluorescent proteinGenetic studiesElegansGαoG proteinsEgg layingTransgenic expressionBiochemical studiesGαo proteinsBody morphologyProteinNeurotransmitter release
2005
Caenorhabditus elegans Arrestin Regulates Neural G Protein Signaling and Olfactory Adaptation and Recovery*
Palmitessa A, Hess HA, Bany IA, Kim YM, Koelle MR, Benovic JL. Caenorhabditus elegans Arrestin Regulates Neural G Protein Signaling and Olfactory Adaptation and Recovery*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 24649-24662. PMID: 15878875, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m502637200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedArrestinBenzaldehydesBlotting, NorthernCaenorhabditis elegansCell LineCells, CulturedChemotaxisClathrinCOS CellsDiacetylEndocytosisExonsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsGTP-Binding ProteinsHumansImmunohistochemistryModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence DataMutationNeuronsOdorantsOlfactory PathwaysPentanolsPhenotypePhylogenyProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiarySequence Analysis, DNASignal TransductionTime FactorsConceptsARR-1Receptor endocytosisG protein signalingG protein-coupled receptorsOlfactory adaptationVolatile odorantsProtein-coupled receptorsPotential mechanistic basisEndocytic machineryCaenorhabditis elegansNull mutantsHSN neuronsProtein signalingReceptor kinaseAdaptation defectRecovery defectArrestin functionChemosensory neuronsEnvironmental cuesBind proteinsMechanistic basisVivo linkTransgenic expressionArrestinNormal chemotaxis