title: RGS18 is a myeloerythroid lineage-specific regulator of G-protein-signalling molecule highly expressed in megakaryocytes.
abstract: Myelopoiesis and lymphopoiesis are controlled by haematopoietic growth factors, including cytokines, and chemokines that bind to G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Regulators of G-protein signalling (RGSs) are a protein family that can act as GTPase-activating proteins for G(alphai)- and G(alphaq)-class proteins. We have identified a new member of the R4 subfamily of RGS proteins, RGS18. RGS18 contains clusters of hydrophobic and basic residues, which are characteristic of an amphipathic helix within its first 33 amino acids. RGS18 mRNA was most highly abundant in megakaryocytes, and was also detected specifically in haematopoietic progenitor and myeloerythroid lineage cells. RGS18 mRNA was not detected in cells of the lymphoid lineage. RGS18 was also highly expressed in mouse embryonic 15-day livers, livers being the principal organ for haematopoiesis at this stage of fetal development. RGS1, RGS2 and RGS16, other members of the R4 subfamily, were expressed in distinct progenitor and mature myeloerythroid and lymphoid lineage blood cells. RGS18 was shown to interact specifically with the G(alphai-3) subunit in membranes from K562 cells. Furthermore, overexpression of RGS18 inhibited mitogen-activated-protein kinase activation in HEK-293/chemokine receptor 2 cells treated with monocyte chemotactic protein-1. In yeast cells, RGS18 overexpression complemented a pheromone-sensitive phenotype caused by mutations in the endogeneous yeast RGS gene, SST2. These data demonstrated that RGS18 was expressed most highly in megakaryocytes, and can modulate GPCR pathways in both mammalian and yeast cells in vitro. Hence RGS18 might have an important role in the regulation of megakaryocyte differentiation and chemotaxis.
authors.affiliation: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, 75 Sidney Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. yowe@mpi.com
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yowe
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Weich
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prabhudas
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Poisson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Errada
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kapeller
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Faron
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cleary
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Wilkie
authors.forename: C
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authors.lastname: Gutierrez-Ramos
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Hodge
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D019070:Cell Lineage; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D019206:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go / Q000378:metabolism*; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D020962:Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D008533:Megakaryocytes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010675:Pheromones / Q000494:pharmacology; D010802:Phylogeny; D020710:RGS Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D010675:Pheromones; D020710:RGS Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C422991:Rgs18 protein, mouse; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D019206:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go; D020962:Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins