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Su X, Pang YT, Li W, Gumbart JC, Kelley J, Torres M. N-terminal intrinsic disorder is an ancestral feature of Gγ subunits that influences the balance between different Gβγ signaling axes in yeast. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:104947. [PMID: 37354971 PMCID: PMC10393545 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Activated G protein-coupled receptors promote the dissociation of heterotrimeric G proteins into Gα and Gβγ subunits that bind to effector proteins to drive intracellular signaling responses. In yeast, Gβγ subunits coordinate the simultaneous activation of multiple signaling axes in response to mating pheromones, including MAP kinase (MAPK)-dependent transcription, cell polarization, and cell cycle arrest responses. The Gγ subunit in this complex contains an N-terminal intrinsically disordered region that governs Gβγ-dependent signal transduction in yeast and mammals. Here, we demonstrate that N-terminal intrinsic disorder is likely an ancestral feature that has been conserved across different Gγ subtypes and organisms. To understand the functional contribution of structural disorder in this region, we introduced precise point mutations that produce a stepwise disorder-to-order transition in the N-terminal tail of the canonical yeast Gγ subunit, Ste18. Mutant tail structures were confirmed using circular dichroism and molecular dynamics and then substituted for the wildtype gene in yeast. We find that increasing the number of helix-stabilizing mutations, but not isometric mutation controls, has a negative and proteasome-independent effect on Ste18 protein levels as well as a differential effect on pheromone-induced levels of active MAPK/Fus3, but not MAPK/Kss1. When expressed at wildtype levels, we further show that mutants with an alpha-helical N terminus exhibit a counterintuitive shift in Gβγ signaling that reduces active MAPK/Fus3 levels whilst increasing cell polarization and cell cycle arrest. These data reveal a role for Gγ subunit intrinsically disordered regions in governing the balance between multiple Gβγ signaling axes.
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- Xinya Su
- School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Southeast Center for Mathematics and Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Southeast Center for Mathematics and Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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Korlatowicz A, Kolasa M, Pabian P, Solich J, Latocha K, Dziedzicka-Wasylewska M, Faron-Górecka A. Altered Intracellular Signaling Associated with Dopamine D2 Receptor in the Prefrontal Cortex in Wistar Kyoto Rats. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24065941. [PMID: 36983013 PMCID: PMC10056486 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY), compared to Wistar rats, are a well-validated animal model for drug-resistant depression. Thanks to this, they can provide information on the potential mechanisms of treatment-resistant depression. Since deep brain stimulation in the prefrontal cortex has been shown to produce rapid antidepressant effects in WKY rats, we focused our study on the prefrontal cortex. Using quantitative autoradiography, we observed a decrease in the binding of [3H] methylspiperone to the dopamine D2 receptor, specifically in that brain region-but not in the striatum, nor the nucleus accumbens-in WKY rats. Further, we focused our studies on the expression level of several components associated with canonical (G proteins), as well as non-canonical, D2-receptor-associated intracellular pathways (e.g., βarrestin2, glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta-Gsk-3β, and β-catenin). As a result, we observed an increase in the expression of mRNA encoding the regulator of G protein signaling 2-RGS2 protein, which is responsible, among other things, for internalizing the D2 dopamine receptor. The increase in RGS2 expression may therefore account for the decreased binding of the radioligand to the D2 receptor. In addition, WKY rats are characterized by the altered signaling of genes associated with the dopamine D2 receptor and the βarrestin2/AKT/Gsk-3β/β-catenin pathway, which may account for certain behavioral traits of this strain and for the treatment-resistant phenotype.
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- Agata Korlatowicz
- Department of Pharmacology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smętna 12, 31-343 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smętna 12, 31-343 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smętna 12, 31-343 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smętna 12, 31-343 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smętna 12, 31-343 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smętna 12, 31-343 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smętna 12, 31-343 Kraków, Poland
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Reichert P, Caudron F. Mnemons and the memorization of past signaling events. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2021; 69:127-135. [PMID: 33618243 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2021.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Current advances are raising our awareness of the diverse roles that protein condensation plays in the biology of cells. Particularly, findings in organisms as diverse as yeast and Drosophila suggest that cells may utilize protein condensation to establish long-lasting changes in cellular activities and thereby encode a memory of past signaling events. Proteins that oligomerize to confer such cellular memory have been termed 'mnemons'. In the forming of super-assemblies, mnemons change their function and modulate the influence that the affected protein originally had on cellular processes. Because mnemon assemblies are self-templating, they allow cells to retain the memory of past decisions over larger timescales. Here, we review the mechanisms behind the formation of cellular memory with an emphasis on mnemon-mediated memorization of past signaling events.
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- Polina Reichert
- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK
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- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK.
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Yan H, Zhou Z, Shim WB. Two regulators of G-protein signaling (RGS) proteins FlbA1 and FlbA2 differentially regulate fumonisin B1 biosynthesis in Fusarium verticillioides. Curr Genet 2021; 67:305-315. [PMID: 33392742 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-020-01140-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Fumonisins are a group of mycotoxins produced by maize pathogen Fusarium verticillioides that pose health concerns to humans and animals. Yet we still lack a clear understanding of the mechanism of fumonisins regulation during pathogenesis. The heterotrimeric G protein complex, which consists of canonical subunits and various regulators of G-protein signaling (RGS) proteins, plays an important role in transducing signals under environmental stress. Earlier studies demonstrated that Gα and Gβ subunits are positive regulators of fumonisin B1 (FB1) biosynthesis and that two RGS genes, FvFlbA1 and FvFlbA2, were highly upregulated in Gβ deletion mutant ∆Fvgbb1. Notably, FvFlbA2 has a negative role in FB1 regulation. While many fungi contain a single copy of FlbA, F. verticillioides harbors two putative FvFlbA paralogs, FvFlbA1 and FvFlbA2. In this study, we further characterized functional roles of FvFlbA1 and FvFlbA2. While ∆FvflbA1 deletion mutant exhibited no significant defects, ∆FvflbA2 and ∆FvflbA2/A1 mutants showed thinner aerial hyphal growth while promoting FB1 production. FvFlbA2 is required for proper expression of key conidia regulation genes, including putative FvBRLA, FvWETA, and FvABAA, while suppressing FUM21, FUM1, and FUM8 expression. Split luciferase assays determined that FvFlbA paralogs interact with key heterotrimeric G protein components, which in turn will lead altered G-protein-mediated signaling pathways that regulate FB1 production and asexual development in F. verticillioides.
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- Huijuan Yan
- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA.,College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA.
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Sprang SR. Invited review: Activation of G proteins by GTP and the mechanism of Gα-catalyzed GTP hydrolysis. Biopolymers 2016; 105:449-62. [PMID: 26996924 PMCID: PMC5319639 DOI: 10.1002/bip.22836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2016] [Revised: 03/11/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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This review addresses the regulatory consequences of the binding of GTP to the alpha subunits (Gα) of heterotrimeric G proteins, the reaction mechanism of GTP hydrolysis catalyzed by Gα and the means by which GTPase activating proteins (GAPs) stimulate the GTPase activity of Gα. The high energy of GTP binding is used to restrain and stabilize the conformation of the Gα switch segments, particularly switch II, to afford stable complementary to the surfaces of Gα effectors, while excluding interaction with Gβγ, the regulatory binding partner of GDP-bound Gα. Upon GTP hydrolysis, the energy of these conformational restraints is dissipated and the two switch segments, particularly switch II, become flexible and are able to adopt a conformation suitable for tight binding to Gβγ. Catalytic site pre-organization presents a significant activation energy barrier to Gα GTPase activity. The glutamine residue near the N-terminus of switch II (Glncat ) must adopt a conformation in which it orients and stabilizes the γ phosphate and the water nucleophile for an in-line attack. The transition state is probably loose with dissociative character; phosphoryl transfer may be concerted. The catalytic arginine in switch I (Argcat ), together with amide hydrogen bonds from the phosphate binding loop, stabilize charge at the β-γ bridge oxygen of the leaving group. GAPs that harbor "regulator of protein signaling" (RGS) domains, or structurally unrelated domains within G protein effectors that function as GAPs, accelerate catalysis by stabilizing the pre-transition state for Gα-catalyzed GTP hydrolysis, primarily by restraining Argcat and Glncat to their catalytic conformations. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biopolymers 105: 449-462, 2016.
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- Stephen R. Sprang
- Center for Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, MT 59812, Telephone: (406) 243-6028, Fax: (406) 243-6024,
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Suurväli J, Pahtma M, Saar R, Paalme V, Nutt A, Tiivel T, Saaremäe M, Fitting C, Cavaillon J, Rüütel Boudinot S. RGS16 Restricts the Pro-Inflammatory Response of Monocytes. Scand J Immunol 2014; 81:23-30. [DOI: 10.1111/sji.12250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Accepted: 09/26/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- J. Suurväli
- Department of Gene Technology; Tallinn University of Technology; Tallinn Estonia
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- Department of Gene Technology; Tallinn University of Technology; Tallinn Estonia
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- Department of Gene Technology; Tallinn University of Technology; Tallinn Estonia
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- Department of Gene Technology; Tallinn University of Technology; Tallinn Estonia
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- Department of Gene Technology; Tallinn University of Technology; Tallinn Estonia
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- Department of Gene Technology; Tallinn University of Technology; Tallinn Estonia
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- Department of Gene Technology; Tallinn University of Technology; Tallinn Estonia
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- Unité Cytokines & Inflammation; Institut Pasteur; Paris France
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- Unité Cytokines & Inflammation; Institut Pasteur; Paris France
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- Department of Gene Technology; Tallinn University of Technology; Tallinn Estonia
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A super-assembly of Whi3 encodes memory of deceptive encounters by single cells during yeast courtship. Cell 2014; 155:1244-57. [PMID: 24315096 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.10.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2013] [Revised: 08/02/2013] [Accepted: 10/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Cellular behavior is frequently influenced by the cell's history, indicating that single cells may memorize past events. We report that budding yeast permanently escape pheromone-induced cell-cycle arrest when experiencing a deceptive mating attempt, i.e., not reaching their putative partner within reasonable time. This acquired behavior depends on super-assembly and inactivation of the G1/S inhibitor Whi3, which liberates the G1 cyclin Cln3 from translational inhibition. Super-assembly of Whi3 is a slow response to pheromone, driven by polyQ and polyN domains, counteracted by Hsp70, and stable over generations. Unlike prion aggregates, Whi3 super-assemblies are not inherited mitotically but segregate to the mother cell. We propose that such polyQ- and polyN-based elements, termed here mnemons, act as cellular memory devices to encode previous environmental conditions.
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The loss of RGS protein-Gα(i2) interactions results in markedly impaired mouse neutrophil trafficking to inflammatory sites. Mol Cell Biol 2012; 32:4561-71. [PMID: 22966200 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00651-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Neutrophils are first responders rapidly mobilized to inflammatory sites by a tightly regulated, nonredundant hierarchy of chemoattractants. These chemoattractants engage neutrophil cell surface receptors triggering heterotrimeric G-protein Gα(i) subunits to exchange GDP for GTP. By limiting the duration that Gα(i) subunits remain GTP bound, RGS proteins modulate chemoattractant receptor signaling. Here, we show that neutrophils with a genomic knock in of a mutation that disables regulator of G-protein signaling (RGS)-Gα(i2) interactions accumulate in the bone marrow and mobilize poorly to inflammatory sites. These defects are attributable to enhanced sensitivity to background signals, prolonged chemoattractant receptor signaling, and inappropriate CXCR2 downregulation. Intravital imaging revealed a failure of the mutant neutrophils to accumulate at and stabilize sites of sterile inflammation. Furthermore, these mice could not control a nonlethal Staphylococcus aureus infection. Neutrophil RGS proteins establish a threshold for Gα(i) activation, helping to coordinate desensitization mechanisms. Their loss renders neutrophils functionally incompetent.
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Beaulieu JM, Gainetdinov RR. The physiology, signaling, and pharmacology of dopamine receptors. Pharmacol Rev 2011; 63:182-217. [PMID: 21303898 DOI: 10.1124/pr.110.002642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1802] [Impact Index Per Article: 138.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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G protein-coupled dopamine receptors (D1, D2, D3, D4, and D5) mediate all of the physiological functions of the catecholaminergic neurotransmitter dopamine, ranging from voluntary movement and reward to hormonal regulation and hypertension. Pharmacological agents targeting dopaminergic neurotransmission have been clinically used in the management of several neurological and psychiatric disorders, including Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, Huntington's disease, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD(1)), and Tourette's syndrome. Numerous advances have occurred in understanding the general structural, biochemical, and functional properties of dopamine receptors that have led to the development of multiple pharmacologically active compounds that directly target dopamine receptors, such as antiparkinson drugs and antipsychotics. Recent progress in understanding the complex biology of dopamine receptor-related signal transduction mechanisms has revealed that, in addition to their primary action on cAMP-mediated signaling, dopamine receptors can act through diverse signaling mechanisms that involve alternative G protein coupling or through G protein-independent mechanisms via interactions with ion channels or proteins that are characteristically implicated in receptor desensitization, such as β-arrestins. One of the future directions in managing dopamine-related pathologic conditions may involve a transition from the approaches that directly affect receptor function to a precise targeting of postreceptor intracellular signaling modalities either directly or through ligand-biased signaling pharmacology. In this comprehensive review, we discuss dopamine receptor classification, their basic structural and genetic organization, their distribution and functions in the brain and the periphery, and their regulation and signal transduction mechanisms. In addition, we discuss the abnormalities of dopamine receptor expression, function, and signaling that are documented in human disorders and the current pharmacology and emerging trends in the development of novel therapeutic agents that act at dopamine receptors and/or on related signaling events.
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- Jean-Martin Beaulieu
- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval–Centre de Recherche de l'Université Laval Robert-Giffard, Québec-City, Québec, Canada
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