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9009193

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6615
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-2-12
pubmed:abstractText
Voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels play a central role in controlling neurotransmitter release at the synapse. They can be inhibited by certain G-protein-coupled receptors, acting by a pathway intrinsic to the membrane. Here we show that this inhibition results from a direct interaction between the G-protein betagamma complex and the pore-forming alpha1 subunits of several types of these channels. The interaction is mediated by the cytoplasmic linker connecting the first and second transmembrane repeats. Within this linker, binding occurs both in the alpha1 interaction domain (AID), which also mediates the interaction between the alpha1 and beta subunits of the channel, and in a second downstream sequence. Further analysis of the binding site showed that several amino-terminal residues in the AID are critical for Gbetagamma binding, defining a site distinct from the carboxy-terminal residues shown to be essential for binding the beta-subunit of the Ca2+ channel. Mutation of an arginine residue within the N-terminal motif abolished betagamma binding and rendered the channel refractory to G-protein modulation when expressed in Xenopus oocytes, showing that the interaction is indeed responsible for G-protein-dependent modulation of Ca2+ channel activity.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0028-0836
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
385
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
446-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Direct binding of G-protein betagamma complex to voltage-dependent calcium channels.
pubmed:affiliation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't