Regulation, signaling, and physiological functions of G-proteins

V Syrovatkina, KO Alegre, R Dey, XY Huang - Journal of molecular biology, 2016 - Elsevier
Heterotrimeric guanine-nucleotide-binding regulatory proteins (G-proteins) mainly relay the
information from G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) on the plasma membrane to the …

GIV/Girdin transmits signals from multiple receptors by triggering trimeric G protein activation

M Garcia-Marcos, P Ghosh, MG Farquhar - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2015 - ASBMB
Activation of trimeric G proteins has been traditionally viewed as the exclusive job of G
protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). This view has been challenged by the discovery of non …

Ric-8 proteins are molecular chaperones that direct nascent G protein α subunit membrane association

M Gabay, ME Pinter, FA Wright, PY Chan… - Science …, 2011 - science.org
Ric-8A (resistance to inhibitors of cholinesterase 8A) and Ric-8B are guanine nucleotide
exchange factors that enhance different heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide–binding protein …

Molecular chaperoning function of Ric-8 is to fold nascent heterotrimeric G protein α subunits

PY Chan, CJ Thomas, SR Sprang… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
We have shown that resistance to inhibitors of cholinesterase 8 (Ric-8) proteins regulate an
early step of heterotrimeric G protein α (Gα) subunit biosynthesis. Here, mammalian and …

Structures of Ric-8B in complex with Gα protein folding clients reveal isoform specificity mechanisms

MM Papasergi-Scott, FE Kwarcinski, M Yu, O Panova… - Structure, 2023 - cell.com
Mammalian Ric-8 proteins act as chaperones to regulate the cellular abundance of
heterotrimeric G protein α subunits. The Ric-8A isoform chaperones Gαi/o, Gα12/13, and …

Interdicting Gq activation in airway disease by receptor-dependent and receptor-independent mechanisms

R Carr III, C Koziol-White, J Zhang, H Lam, SS An… - Molecular …, 2016 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Gα q βγ heterotrimer (G q), an important mediator in the pathology of airway
disease, plays a central role in bronchoconstriction and airway remodeling, including airway …

[HTML][HTML] Neurotransmitter signaling through heterotrimeric G proteins: insights from studies in C. elegans

MR Koelle - WormBook: The Online Review of C. elegans Biology …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Neurotransmitters signal via G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) to modulate activity of
neurons and muscles. C. elegans has∼ 150 G protein coupled neuropeptide receptor …

Eukaryotic G protein signaling evolved to require G protein–coupled receptors for activation

W Bradford, A Buckholz, J Morton, C Price… - Science …, 2013 - science.org
Although bioinformatic analysis of the increasing numbers of diverse genome sequences
and amount of functional data has provided insight into the evolution of signaling networks …

Ric-8 regulation of heterotrimeric G proteins

GG Tall - Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Resistance to inhibitors of cholinesterase 8 proteins (Ric-8A and Ric-8B) collectively bind
the four classes of heterotrimeric G protein α subunits. Ric-8A and Ric-8B act as non …

Heterotrimeric G protein signaling via GIV/Girdin: Breaking the rules of engagement, space, and time

N Aznar, N Kalogriopoulos, KK Midde, P Ghosh - Bioessays, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Canonical signal transduction via heterotrimeric G proteins is spatially and temporally
restricted, that is, triggered exclusively at the plasma membrane (PM), only by agonist …