Structural homology discloses a bifunctional structural motif at the N-termini of G alpha proteins.

Abstract:

:In a family of proteins, often the three-dimensional structure has been experimentally determined only for one member or a few members of the family. Homology modeling can be used to model the structures of all other members of the family and thus allow comparison of these structures. This approach was applied to heterotrimeric G proteins that require anchorage to the plasma membrane to properly interact with membrane-bound receptors and downstream effectors. Lipid modification by palmitoylation is a fundamental contributor to this localization, but the signals leading to this modification are still unknown. In this work, homology models of all the different human G(alpha) paralogs were generated using automated homology modeling, and the electrostatic potential of these proteins was calculated and visualized. This approach identifies a basic, positively charged, structural motif in the N-termini of heterotrimeric G proteins, which is not readily discernible from sequence alone. The basic motif is much reduced in those G(alpha) subunits that also undergo myristoylation, suggesting that the basic patches and myristoylation play overlapping roles. These motifs can affect both membrane affinity and orientation and determine the palmitoylation of G(alpha) subunits in cooperation with the G(betagamma) subunits, as has been corroborated by previous experimental studies. Furthermore, other palmitoylated proteins such as GAP-43 and RGS proteins share this alpha-helical basic motif in their N-terminus. It therefore appears that this structural motif is more widely applicable as a membrane-targeting and palmitoylation-determining signal. The work presented here highlights the possibilities available for experimentalists to discover structural motifs that are not readily observed by analysis of the linear sequence.

journal_name

Biochemistry

journal_title

Biochemistry

authors

Kosloff M,Elia N,Selinger Z

doi

10.1021/bi026729x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-12-10 00:00:00

pages

14518-23

issue

49

eissn

0006-2960

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1520-4995

pii

bi026729x

journal_volume

41

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