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
2004
RGS-7 Completes a Receptor-Independent Heterotrimeric G Protein Cycle to Asymmetrically Regulate Mitotic Spindle Positioning in C. elegans
Hess HA, Röper JC, Grill SW, Koelle MR. RGS-7 Completes a Receptor-Independent Heterotrimeric G Protein Cycle to Asymmetrically Regulate Mitotic Spindle Positioning in C. elegans. Cell 2004, 119: 209-218. PMID: 15479638, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2004.09.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCell DivisionCentrosomeEmbryo, NonmammalianGTP-Binding Protein alpha SubunitsGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsGuanosine TriphosphateHeterotrimeric GTP-Binding ProteinsMutationNuclear ProteinsProtein BindingRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRGS ProteinsRNA InterferenceSpindle ApparatusConceptsG protein functionRIC-8G proteinsProtein functionC. elegans embryosAsymmetric cell divisionG protein effectorsHeterotrimeric G proteinsMitotic spindle positioningG protein signalingG-protein cycleSeven-transmembrane receptorsGPR-1/2RGS domainElegans embryosGTPase activatorProtein effectorsProtein cycleMicrotubule forcesSpindle positioningProtein signalingCell cortexCell divisionGTP hydrolysisMitotic spindleGenetic Analysis of RGS Protein Function in Caenorhabditis elegans
Chase DL, Koelle MR. Genetic Analysis of RGS Protein Function in Caenorhabditis elegans. Methods In Enzymology 2004, 389: 305-320. PMID: 15313573, DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(04)89018-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRGS proteinsC. elegansG proteinsRGS protein functionStructure/function studiesG protein geneCaenorhabditis elegansGalpha mutantsClose homologProtein functionGalpha proteinsElegansGenetic analysisDetailed protocolTransgenic expressionProteinMost mammaliansMutantsFunction studiesOrthologsCaenorhabditisHomologMammalianGenesOrganisms