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J Biol Chem

Title:		Regulator of G protein signaling 8 (RGS8) requires its NH2 terminus for subcellular localization and acute desensitization of G protein-gated K+ channels
Author(s):		Saitoh O; Masuho I; Terakawa I; Nomoto S; Asano T; Kubo Y;
Address:		"Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neuroscience, 2-6 Musashidai, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8526, Japan. osaito@tmin.ac.jp"
Journal Title:		J Biol Chem
Year:		2001
Volume:		20001121
Issue:		7
Page Number:		5052 - 5058
DOI:		10.1074/jbc.M006917200
ISSN/ISBN:		0021-9258 (Print) 0021-9258 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Functional roles of the NH(2)-terminal region of RGS (regulators of G protein signaling) 8 in G protein signaling were studied. The deletion of the NH(2)-terminal region of RGS8 (DeltaNRGS8) resulted in a partial loss of the inhibitory function in pheromone response of yeasts, although Galpha binding was not affected. To examine roles in subcellular distribution, we coexpressed two fusion proteins of RGS8-RFP and DeltaNRGS8-GFP in DDT1MF2 cells. RGS8-RFP was highly concentrated in nuclei of unstimulated cells. Coexpression of constitutively active Galpha(o) resulted in translocation of RGS8 protein to the plasma membrane. In contrast, DeltaNRGS8-GFP was distributed diffusely through the cytoplasm in the presence or absence of active Galpha(o). When coexpressed with G protein-gated inwardly rectifying K(+) channels, DeltaNRGS8 accelerated both turning on and off similar to RGS8. Acute desensitization of G protein-gated inwardly rectifying K(+) current observed in the presence of RGS8, however, was not induced by DeltaNRGS8. Thus, we, for the first time, showed that the NH(2) terminus of RGS8 contributes to the subcellular localization and to the desensitization of the G protein-coupled response"
Keywords:		"Active Transport, Cell Nucleus Animals Cell Nucleus/metabolism Conserved Sequence Cytosol/metabolism Electric Conductivity G Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium Channels Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism Mice Molecular Sequence Data;Neuroscience;"
Notes:		"MedlineSaitoh, O Masuho, I Terakawa, I Nomoto, S Asano, T Kubo, Y eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2000/11/23 J Biol Chem. 2001 Feb 16; 276(7):5052-8. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M006917200. Epub 2000 Nov 21"