title: Molecular cloning and characterization of a novel regulator of G-protein signaling from mouse hematopoietic stem cells.
abstract: A novel regulator of G-protein signaling (RGS) has been isolated from a highly purified population of mouse long-term hematopoietic stem cells, and designated RGS18. It has 234 amino acids consisting of a central RGS box and short divergent NH(2) and COOH termini. The calculated molecular weight of RGS18 is 27,610 and the isoelectric point is 8.63. Mouse RGS18 is expressed from a single gene and shows tissue specific distribution. It is most highly expressed in bone marrow followed by fetal liver, spleen, and then lung. In bone marrow, RGS18 level is highest in long-term and short-term hematopoietic stem cells, and is decreased as they differentiate into more committed multiple progenitors. The human RGS18 ortholog has a tissue-specific expression pattern similar to that of mouse RGS18. Purified RGS18 interacts with the alpha subunit of both G(i) and G(q) subfamilies. The results of in vitro GTPase single-turnover assays using Galpha(i) indicated that RGS18 accelerates the intrinsic GTPase activity of Galpha(i). Transient overexpression of RGS18 attenuated inositol phosphates production via angiotensin receptor and transcriptional activation through cAMP-responsive element via M1 muscarinic receptor. This suggests RGS18 can act on G(q)-mediated signaling pathways in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
authors.forename: I K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Klug
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jerabek
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nanamori
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Neubig
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hood
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Weissman
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D019206:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go / Q000378:metabolism; D019205:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gs / Q000378:metabolism; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009928:Organ Specificity; D020710:RGS Proteins; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D020710:RGS Proteins; C422991:Rgs18 protein, mouse; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D019206:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go; D019205:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gs