title: Interaction between the G alpha subunit of heterotrimeric G(12) protein and Hsp90 is required for G alpha(12) signaling.
abstract: The G alpha subunit of G(12) protein, one of the heterotrimeric G proteins, regulates diverse and complex cellular responses by transducing signals from the cell surface, presumably involving more than one downstream effector. Yeast two-hybrid screening of a human testis cDNA library identified a large fragment of Hsp90 as a protein that interacted with G alpha(12). The interaction between G alpha(12) and Hsp90 was further substantiated by a co-immunoprecipitation technique. We have determined that Hsp90 is not required for the interaction of G alpha(12) with its binding partners, p115(RhoGEF) and the G beta subunit. Importantly, Hsp90 is required for G alpha(12)-induced serum response element activation, cytoskeletal changes, and mitogenic response. Closely related to G alpha(12), the G alpha(13) subunit did not interact with Hsp90 and did not require functional Hsp90 for serum response element activation. Thus, our results identify a novel signaling module of G alpha(12) and Hsp90.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60612-7343, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vaiskunaite
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kozasa
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Voyno-Yasenetskaya
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D019556:COS Cells; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism; D018841:HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D020962:Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D011485:Protein Binding; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D018841:HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins; D020962:Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins