title: High energy phosphate transfer by NDPK B/Gbetagammacomplexes--an alternative signaling pathway involved in the regulation of basal cAMP production.
abstract: The activation of heterotrimeric G proteins induced by G protein coupled receptors (GPCR) is generally believed to occur by a GDP/GTP exchange at the G protein alpha -subunit. Nevertheless, nucleoside diphosphate kinase (NDPK) and the beta-subunit of G proteins (Gbeta) participate in G protein activation by phosphate transfer reactions leading to the formation of GTP from GDP. Recent work elucidated the role of these reactions. Apparently, the NDPK isoform B (NDPK B) forms a complex with Gbetagamma dimers in which NDPK B acts as a histidine kinase phosphorylating Gbeta at His266. Out of this high energetic phosphoamidate bond the phosphate can be transferred specifically onto GDP. The formed GTP binds to the G protein alpha-subunit and thus activates the respective G protein. Evidence is presented, that this process occurs independent of the classical GPCR-induced GTP/GTP exchange und thus contributes, e.g. to the regulation of basal cAMP synthesis in cells.
authors.affiliation: Universität Heidelberg, Innere Medizin III - Kardiologie, INF 410, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Hans-Joerg
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Hippe
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wieland
mesh_terms: D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D044387:GTP-Binding Protein beta Subunits / Q000378:metabolism*; D044388:GTP-Binding Protein gamma Subunits / Q000378:metabolism*; D006153:Guanosine Diphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D054778:NM23 Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinases; D009701:Nucleoside-Diphosphate Kinase / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D044387:GTP-Binding Protein beta Subunits; D044388:GTP-Binding Protein gamma Subunits; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes; D054778:NM23 Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinases; D006153:Guanosine Diphosphate; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D009701:Nucleoside-Diphosphate Kinase