title: Interaction of heterotrimeric G13 protein with an A-kinase-anchoring protein 110 (AKAP110) mediates cAMP-independent PKA activation.
abstract: Heterotrimeric G proteins and protein kinase A (PKA) are two important transmitters that transfer signals from a wide variety of cell surface receptors to generate physiological responses. The established mechanism of PKA activation involves the activation of the Gs-cAMP pathway. Binding of cAMP to the regulatory subunit of PKA (rPKA) leads to a release and subsequent activation of a catalytic subunit of PKA (cPKA). Here, we report a novel mechanism of PKA stimulation that does not require cAMP. Using yeast two-hybrid screening, we found that the alpha subunit of G13 protein interacted with a member of the PKA-anchoring protein family, AKAP110. Using in vitro binding and coimmunoprecipitation assays, we have shown that only activated G alpha 13 binds to AKAP110, suggesting a potential role for AKAP110 as a G alpha subunit effector protein. Importantly, G alpha 13, AKAP110, rPKA, and cPKA can form a complex, as shown by coimmunoprecipitation. By characterizing the functional significance of the G alpha 13-AKAP110 interaction, we have found that G alpha 13 induced release of the cPKA from the AKAP110-rPKA complex, resulting in a cAMP-independent PKA activation. Finally, AKAP110 significantly potentiated G alpha 13-induced activation of PKA. Thus, AKAP110 provides a link between heterotrimeric G proteins and cAMP-independent activation of PKA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vaiskunaite
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kozasa
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dulin
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Voyno-Yasenetskaya
mesh_terms: D054758:A Kinase Anchor Proteins; D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D044365:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, G12-G13; D006150:Guanine Nucleotides / Q000378:metabolism; D020962:Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000166:cytology; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D011485:Protein Binding; D021122:Protein Subunits; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques
chemical_list: D054758:A Kinase Anchor Proteins; C119530:AKAP3 protein, human; D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D006150:Guanine Nucleotides; D021122:Protein Subunits; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D044365:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, G12-G13; D020962:Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins