G-ALPHA(15) AND G-ALPHA(16) COUPLE A WIDE VARIETY OF RECEPTORS TO PHOSPHOLIPASE-C
G-ALPHA(15) AND G-ALPHA(16) COUPLE A WIDE VARIETY OF RECEPTORS TO PHOSPHOLIPASE-C
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DOI:
10.1074/jbc.270.25.15175
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发表时间:
1995-06-23
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
SIMON, MI
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作者:
OFFERMANNS, S;SIMON, MI
The murine G-protein alpha-subunit G alpha(15) and its human counterpart G alpha(16) are expressed in a subset of hematopoietic cells, and they have been shown to regulate beta-isoforms of inositide-specific phospholipase C. We studied the ability of a variety of receptors to interact with G alpha(15) and G alpha(16) by cotransfecting receptors and G-protein alpha-subunits in COS-7 cells. Activation of beta(2) adrenergic and muscarinic M(2) receptors in cells expressing the receptors alone or together with G alpha(q), G alpha(11), or G alpha(14) led to a very small stimulation of endogenous phospholipase C. However, when the receptors were coexpressed with G alpha(15) and G alpha(16), addition of appropriate ligands caused a severalfold increase in inositol phosphate production which was time- and dose-dependent. A similar activation of phospholipase C was observed when several other receptors which were previously shown to couple to members of the G(i) and G(s) family were coexpressed with G alpha(15/16). In addition, stimulation of inositol phosphate formation via receptors naturally coupled to phospholipase C was enhanced by cotransfection of G alpha(15) and G alpha(16). These data demonstrate that G alpha(15) and G alpha(16) are unique in that they can be activated by a wide variety of G-protein-coupled receptors. The ability of G alpha(15) and G alpha(16) to bypass the selectivity of receptor G-protein interaction can be a useful tool to understand the mechanism of receptor-induced G-protein activation. In addition, the promiscuous behavior of G alpha(15) and G alpha(16) toward receptors may be helpful in finding ligands corresponding to orphan receptors whose signaling properties are unknown.