title: G-protein beta gamma subunit genes expressed in olfactory receptor neurons.
abstract: The expression of genes encoding G-protein beta gamma subunits was investigated in isolated olfactory receptor neurons from channel catfish. DNA sequencing of PCR products showed that the beta 1, beta 2, gamma 2 and gamma 3 genes were expressed in the neurons. Western blotting showed that at least three of these subunit proteins were expressed. This first analysis of the expression of beta gamma genes in olfactory receptor neurons suggests that these subunits may be involved in a variety of transduction events in these cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology and Physiology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70803, USA.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Bruch
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Medler
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hamlin
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007059:Ictaluridae / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018034:Olfactory Receptor Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins