Hepler J R, Berman D M, Gilman A G, Kozasa T
Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9041, USA.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997 Jan 21;94(2):428-32. doi: 10.1073/pnas.94.2.428.
RGS proteins constitute a newly appreciated and large group of negative regulators of G protein signaling. Four members of the RGS family act as GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs) with apparent specificity for members of the Gi alpha subfamily of G protein subunits. We demonstrate here that two RGS proteins, RGS4 and GAIP, also act as GAPs for Gq alpha, the G alpha protein responsible for activation of phospholipase C beta. Furthermore, these RGS proteins block activation of phospholipase C beta by guanosine 5'-(3-O-thio) triphosphate-Gq alpha. GAP activity does not explain this effect, which apparently results from occlusion of the binding site on G alpha for effector. Inhibitory effects of RGS proteins on G protein-mediated signaling pathways can be demonstrated by simple mixture of RGS4 or GAIP with plasma membranes.
RGS蛋白构成了一类新近受到重视的、对G蛋白信号传导起负调节作用的大家族。RGS家族的四个成员作为GTP酶激活蛋白(GAP),对G蛋白亚基Giα亚家族的成员具有明显的特异性。我们在此证明,两种RGS蛋白,即RGS4和GAIP,也可作为Gqα的GAP,Gqα是负责激活磷脂酶Cβ的Gα蛋白。此外,这些RGS蛋白可通过鸟苷5'-(3-O-硫代)三磷酸-Gqα阻断磷脂酶Cβ的激活。GAP活性并不能解释这种效应,这种效应显然是由于效应器对Gα上结合位点的封闭所致。通过将RGS4或GAIP与质膜简单混合,即可证明RGS蛋白对G蛋白介导的信号通路具有抑制作用。