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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4906
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-6-23
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Biochemical and electrophysiological studies suggest that odorants induce responses in olfactory sensory neurons via an adenylate cyclase cascade mediated by a G protein. An olfactory-specific guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-binding protein alpha subunit has now been characterized and evidence is presented suggesting that this G protein, termed Golf, mediates olfaction. Messenger RNA that encodes Golf alpha is expressed in olfactory neuroephithelium but not in six other tissues tested. Moreover, within the olfactory epithelium, Golf alpha appears to be expressed only by the sensory neurons. Specific antisera were used to localize Golf alpha protein to the sensory apparatus of the receptor neurons. Golf alpha shares extensive amino acid identity (88 percent) with the stimulatory G protein, Gs alpha. The expression of Golf alpha in S49 cyc- kin- cells, a line deficient in endogenous stimulatory G proteins, demonstrates its capacity to stimulate adenylate cyclase in a heterologous system.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0036-8075
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
244
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
790-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-3-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:2499043-Adenylate Cyclase, pubmed-meshheading:2499043-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:2499043-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:2499043-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:2499043-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:2499043-GTP-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:2499043-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:2499043-Immunoblotting, pubmed-meshheading:2499043-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:2499043-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:2499043-Neurons, Afferent, pubmed-meshheading:2499043-Odors, pubmed-meshheading:2499043-Olfactory Bulb, pubmed-meshheading:2499043-Olfactory Mucosa, pubmed-meshheading:2499043-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:2499043-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:2499043-Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:2499043-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:2499043-Tissue Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:2499043-Transfection
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Golf: an olfactory neuron specific-G protein involved in odorant signal transduction.
pubmed:affiliation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.