title: Sequence of the beta-subunit of the phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C-directed GTP-binding protein from squid (Loligo forbesi) photoreceptors.
abstract: The beta-subunit (G-beta) of the squid (Loligo forbesi) visual GTP-binding protein (G-protein), thought to be associated with a phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C, has been identified and the sequence of the protein determined from its cDNA. The predicted polypeptide has a very marked sequence similarity with its mammalian counterparts (80-90% identity). Squid G-beta also has somewhat lower similarity to the yeast protein STE4 (approx. 40% identity). The role of G-beta in signal transduction is discussed in the light of its pronounced structural conservation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Leeds, U.K.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Ryba
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Pottinger
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Keen
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Findlay
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002417:Cattle; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D049832:Decapodiformes; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism*; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D004247:DNA; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins