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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-12-15
pubmed:abstractText
Intracellular Galpha subunits represent potential therapeutic targets for a number of diseases. Here we describe three classes of new molecules that modulate G protein signaling by direct targeting of Galpha. Using messenger RNA display, we have identified unique peptide sequences that bind Galpha i1 . Functionally, individual peptides were found that either enhance or repress basal levels of G protein-activated inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK) channel signaling, a downstream effector of G protein activation, indicating that the peptides directly turn G proteins on or off in vivo . A third functional class acts as a signaling attenuator; basal GIRK channel activity is unaffected but responses to repeated G protein activation are reduced. These data demonstrate that G protein-directed ligands can achieve physiological effects similar to those resulting from classical receptor targeting and may serve as leads for developing new classes of therapeutics.
pubmed:grant
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1554-8937
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
570-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-9-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Turning G proteins on and off using peptide ligands.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Letter, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural