title: Cellular expression of the carboxyl terminus of a G protein-coupled receptor kinase attenuates G beta gamma-mediated signaling.
abstract: The beta gamma subunits (G beta gamma) of heterotrimeric G proteins modulate the activity of several signal-transducing effector molecules including G protein-coupled receptor kinases. G beta gamma binds to the carboxyl terminus of the beta-adrenergic receptor kinase (beta ARK) and regulates its activity. To investigate the effect of such a G beta gamma-binding domain on heterologous G beta gamma interactions, various receptors that can stimulate phospholipase C and/or type II adenylate cyclase were coexpressed in COS-7 cells with the carboxyl terminus of beta ARK1. Phosphoinositol hydrolysis in response to activation of receptors that stimulate phospholipase C via Gi beta gamma (alpha 2-adrenergic and M2-muscarinic cholinergic receptors) was markedly inhibited by the coexpressed beta ARK1 polypeptide, whereas that mediated by Gq alpha subunits (alpha 1-adrenergic and M1-muscarinic cholinergic receptors) was unaffected. Increased cellular cAMP levels due to stimulation of receptors and coexpressed adenylate cyclase II displayed marked inhibition in the presence of the beta ARK1 polypeptide. Moreover, inhibition of adenylate cyclase produced by alpha 2-adrenergic receptor stimulation (a Gi alpha-mediated process) was unaffected, indicating that the beta ARK1 polypeptide provides a useful tool for distinguishing between G alpha and G beta gamma pathways.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Hawes
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Inglese
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Luttrell
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Lefkowitz
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002417:Cattle; D002460:Cell Line; D054746:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Type II; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism; D051552:beta-Adrenergic Receptor Kinases
chemical_list: D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D054746:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Type II; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D051552:beta-Adrenergic Receptor Kinases; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases