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:A naturally occurring point mutation (R231H) within one of the major 3gamma-binding surface (switch II region) on the a subunit of Gs (alpha(s)) has previously been found to disrupt receptor-mediated activation of Gs. The disruption caused by mutating this conserved residue may be a general phenomenon for all a subunits. Homologous mutants of the alpha subunit of Gz [alpha(z); a negative regulator of adenylyl cyclase (AC)] and G16 (alpha16; a stimulator of phospholipase C) were constructed and examined for receptor-mediated regulation of their corresponding effectors. The mutant alphazR209H cannot be fully activated by the delta-opioid receptor, as indicated by the impairment of the inhibition of alpha(s)-stimulated AC and betagamma-mediated stimulation of AC type II (AC2). Similarly, the mutant alpha16R216H lost the ability to mediate receptor-induced activation of phospholipase C and AC2. The receptor coupling efficacy and promiscuity of alpha16R216H were eradicated. The mutation of the conserved arginine has no observable effect on the constitutive activities of the GTPase-deficient derivatives of both alpha(z) and alpha16. The alpha subunit of Gt1 (transducin; alphat1) attenuated betagamma-mediated stimulation of AC2 by sequestrating free betagamma subunits, but the mutant alphat1R204H showed reduced ability to scavenge betagamma-mediated AC2 activation. Presumably, mutation of the conserved arginine disrupted the subunit interactions in addition to the impairment of receptor interaction.
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J Neurochemjournal_title
Journal of neurochemistryauthors
Ho MK,Yung LY,Wong YHkeywords:
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1999-11-01 00:00:00pages
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0022-3042issn
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