2009
Chapter 2 Insights into RGS Protein Function from Studies in Caenorhabditis elegans
Porter MY, Koelle MR. Chapter 2 Insights into RGS Protein Function from Studies in Caenorhabditis elegans. Progress In Nucleic Acid Research And Molecular Biology 2009, 86: 15-47. PMID: 20374712, DOI: 10.1016/s1877-1173(09)86002-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRGS proteinsGα proteinsMultiple RGS proteinsRGS protein functionG protein αRGS domainCaenorhabditis elegansProtein subfamiliesC. elegansGα genesProtein functionChapter 2 InsightsVivo functionNematode wormsPhysiological functionsProtein αProteinElegansSubfamiliesSuch specificityDifferent cellsRGSOrthologsCaenorhabditisMammals
2000
Multiple RGS proteins alter neural G protein signaling to allow C. elegans to rapidly change behavior when fed
Dong M, Chase D, Patikoglou G, Koelle M. Multiple RGS proteins alter neural G protein signaling to allow C. elegans to rapidly change behavior when fed. Genes & Development 2000, 14: 2003-2014. PMID: 10950865, PMCID: PMC316861, DOI: 10.1101/gad.14.16.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRGS proteinsEGL-10Egg-laying behaviorG proteinsRGS-2RGS-1Mammalian RGS proteinsMultiple RGS proteinsHeterotrimeric G proteinsG protein GTPase activityG protein signalingProtein GTPase activityGTPase activatorCaenorhabditis elegansC. elegansRGS genesDouble mutantProtein signalingGTPase activityProteinElegansBiological purposesRegulatorAppropriate behavioral responsesEggs