G-protein signaling: back to the future

CR McCudden, MD Hains, RJ Kimple… - Cellular and molecular …, 2005 - Springer
Heterotrimeric G-proteins are intracellular partners of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).
GPCRs act on inactive Gα· GDP/Gβγ heterotrimers to promote GDP release and GTP …

Cellular regulation of RGS proteins: modulators and integrators of G protein signaling

S Hollinger, JR Hepler - Pharmacological reviews, 2002 - ASPET
Regulators of G protein signaling (RGS) and RGS-like proteins are a family (> 30 members)
of highly diverse, multifunctional signaling proteins that bind directly to activated Gα …

[HTML][HTML] The GAPs, GEFs, and GDIs of heterotrimeric G-protein alpha subunits

DP Siderovski, FS Willard - International journal of biological …, 2005 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The heterotrimeric G-protein alpha subunit has long been considered a bimodal, GTP-
hydrolyzing switch controlling the duration of signal transduction by seven-transmembrane …

[HTML][HTML] Mammalian Pins is a conformational switch that links NuMA to heterotrimeric G proteins

Q Du, IG Macara - Cell, 2004 - cell.com
During asymmetric cell divisions, mitotic spindles align along the axis of polarization. In
invertebrates, spindle positioning requires Pins or related proteins and a G protein α subunit …

Translation of Polarity Cues into Asymmetric Spindle Positioning in Caenorhabditis elegans Embryos

K Colombo, SW Grill, RJ Kimple, FS Willard… - Science, 2003 - science.org
Asymmetric divisions are crucial for generating cell diversity; they rely on coupling between
polarity cues and spindle positioning, but how this coupling is achieved is poorly …

Conformational changes associated with protein–protein interactions

CS Goh, D Milburn, M Gerstein - Current opinion in structural biology, 2004 - Elsevier
Motions related to protein–protein binding events can be surveyed from the perspective of
the Database of Macromolecular Movements. There are a number of alternative conceptual …

[HTML][HTML] Asymmetrically distributed C. elegans homologs of AGS3/PINS control spindle position in the early embryo

M Gotta, Y Dong, YK Peterson, SM Lanier, J Ahringer - Current biology, 2003 - cell.com
Background: Spindle positioning during an asymmetric cell division is of fundamental
importance to ensure correct size of daughter cells and segregation of determinants. In the …

A complex of LIN-5 and GPR proteins regulates G protein signaling and spindle function in C. elegans

DG Srinivasan, RM Fisk, H Xu… - Genes & …, 2003 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The Caenorhabditis elegans coiled-coil protein LIN-5 mediates several processes in cell
division that depend on spindle forces, including alignment and segregation of …

Structural determinants for GoLoco-induced inhibition of nucleotide release by Gα subunits

RJ Kimple, ME Kimple, L Betts, J Sondek… - Nature, 2002 - nature.com
Heterotrimeric G-proteins bind to cell-surface receptors and are integral in transmission of
signals from outside the cell. Upon activation of the Gα subunit by binding of GTP, the Gα …

Return of the GDI: the GoLoco motif in cell division

FS Willard, RJ Kimple… - Annual review of …, 2004 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The GoLoco motif is a 19-amino-acid sequence with guanine nucleotide
dissociation inhibitor activity against G-alpha subunits of the adenylyl-cyclase-inhibitory …