TY - JOUR
T1 - Guanine nuoleotide dissociation inhibitor activity of the triple GoLoco motif protein G18
T2 - Alanine-to-aspartate mutation restores function to an inactive second GoLoco motif
AU - Kimple, Randall J.
AU - Willard, Francis S.
AU - Hains, Melinda D.
AU - Jones, Miller B.
AU - Nweke, Gift K.
AU - Siderovski, David P.
PY - 2004/3/15
Y1 - 2004/3/15
N2 - GoLoco ('Gαi/o-Loco' interaction) motif proteins have recently been identified as novel GDIs (guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitors) for heterotrimeric G-protein α subunits. G18 is a member of the mammalian GoLoco-motif gene family and was uncovered by analyses of human and mouse genomes for anonymous open-reading frames. The encoded G18 polypeptide is predicted to contain three 19-amino-acid GoLoco motifs, which have been shown in other proteins to bind Ga subunits and inhibit spontaneous nucleotide release. However, the G18 protein has thus far not been characterized biochemically. Here, we have cloned and expressed the G18 protein and assessed its ability to act as a GDI. G18 is capable of simultaneously binding more than one Gαil subunit. In binding assays with the non-hydrolysable GTP analogue guanosine 5′-[γ-thio]triphosphate, G18 exhibits GDI activity, slowing the exchange of GDP for GTP by Gαil. Only the first and third GoLoco motifs within G18 are capable of interacting with Ga subunits, and these bind with low micromolar affinity only to Gαil in the GDP-bound form, and not to Gαo, Gαq, Gαs or Gαl2. Mutation of Ala-121 to aspartate in the inactive second GoLoco motif of G18, to restore the signature acidic-glutamine-arginine tripeptide that forms critical contacts with Ga and its bound nucleotide [Kimple, Kimple, Betts, Sondek and Siderovski (2002) Nature (London) 416, 878-881], results in gain-of-function with respect to Ga binding and GDI activity.
AB - GoLoco ('Gαi/o-Loco' interaction) motif proteins have recently been identified as novel GDIs (guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitors) for heterotrimeric G-protein α subunits. G18 is a member of the mammalian GoLoco-motif gene family and was uncovered by analyses of human and mouse genomes for anonymous open-reading frames. The encoded G18 polypeptide is predicted to contain three 19-amino-acid GoLoco motifs, which have been shown in other proteins to bind Ga subunits and inhibit spontaneous nucleotide release. However, the G18 protein has thus far not been characterized biochemically. Here, we have cloned and expressed the G18 protein and assessed its ability to act as a GDI. G18 is capable of simultaneously binding more than one Gαil subunit. In binding assays with the non-hydrolysable GTP analogue guanosine 5′-[γ-thio]triphosphate, G18 exhibits GDI activity, slowing the exchange of GDP for GTP by Gαil. Only the first and third GoLoco motifs within G18 are capable of interacting with Ga subunits, and these bind with low micromolar affinity only to Gαil in the GDP-bound form, and not to Gαo, Gαq, Gαs or Gαl2. Mutation of Ala-121 to aspartate in the inactive second GoLoco motif of G18, to restore the signature acidic-glutamine-arginine tripeptide that forms critical contacts with Ga and its bound nucleotide [Kimple, Kimple, Betts, Sondek and Siderovski (2002) Nature (London) 416, 878-881], results in gain-of-function with respect to Ga binding and GDI activity.
KW - Fluorescence spectroscopy
KW - G-protein regulatory motif (GPR motif)
KW - GoLoco motif
KW - Guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor
KW - Heterotrimeric G-protein
KW - Surface plasmon resonance
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U2 - 10.1042/BJ20031686
DO - 10.1042/BJ20031686
M3 - Article
C2 - 14656218
AN - SCOPUS:1642505384
SN - 0264-6021
VL - 378
SP - 801
EP - 808
JO - Biochemical Journal
JF - Biochemical Journal
IS - 3
ER -