title: Identification of a novel gamma-subunit from bovine brain GTP binding regulatory proteins (Gi/o).
abstract: Heterogeneity of the gamma-subunit of G proteins has been demonstrated by cDNA cloning and by partial sequence analyses. We have isolated two intact beta gamma-subunit isoforms from bovine brain Gi/o mixture, in which only gamma subunits are distinct (Sohma, H., et al. (1992) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 184, 175-182). In this study, we isolated the gamma-subunit isoforms, gamma-I and gamma-II, and examined their amino acid sequences. Both gamma-I and gamma-II had blocked N-terminal amino acid residues, and the terminal amino acids of both were able to be truncated by an acylamino-acid-releasing enzyme. Gamma-I seemed to be identical with the gamma-subunit reported elsewhere, while the gamma-II appeared to be a novel protein. Antibodies to synthetic peptides based on the part of the amino acid sequences of gamma-I and gamma-II reacted specifically to gamma-I and gamma-II, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Sapporo Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sohma
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hiraike
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohguro
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akino
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D002417:Cattle; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins