title: Interaction of transducin-alpha with LGN, a G-protein modulator expressed in photoreceptor cells.
abstract: LGN and activator of G-protein signaling 3 (AGS3) belong to the class of G-protein modulators containing G-protein regulatory motifs (GPR proteins). Evidence for the functions of these molecules has only started to emerge. Immunostaining of mouse retina cross-sections and serial tangential sectioning of the retina combined with immunoblot analysis revealed that LGN is expressed in the inner segments of photoreceptor cells. Double immunolabeling demonstrated that, following light-dependent translocation from the outer segments, the alpha-subunit of the visual G-protein transducin (Gtalpha) colocalizes with LGN in the basal part of the inner segments. LGN and Gtalpha coprecipitate from the retinal extracts, supporting the notion of the interaction between the proteins. Furthermore, the GPR domain of LGN potently inhibits receptor-mediated guanine nucleotide exchange and steady-state GTPase activity of transducin. The localization and interaction with Gtalpha suggest LGN roles in modulation of transducin translocation and other photoreceptor cell functions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa College of Medicine, BSB 5-532, Iowa City, IA 52242-1109, USA.
authors.forename: Vasiliy S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Kerov
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Natochin
authors.forename: Nikolai O
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Artemyev
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002417:Cattle; D002451:Cell Compartmentation / Q000502:physiology; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D020730:Guanine Nucleotide Dissociation Inhibitors; D006150:Guanine Nucleotides / Q000378:metabolism; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D020419:Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary / Q000502:physiology; D021381:Protein Transport / Q000502:physiology; D015293:Transducin / Q000378:metabolism*; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; C102754:GPSM2 protein, human; C498915:Gpsm1 protein, mouse; D020730:Guanine Nucleotide Dissociation Inhibitors; D006150:Guanine Nucleotides; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C502655:LGN protein, mouse; D015293:Transducin