The N-terminal coiled-coil domain of beta is essential for gamma association: a model for G-protein beta gamma subunit interaction.

AUTOR(ES)

Garritsen, A

RESUMO

We have identified the N terminus of the beta subunit as an essential domain for G-protein beta gamma assembly. A C-terminal fragment, beta 1-(130-340), fails to bind gamma unless coexpressed with the complementary N-terminal fragment, beta 1-(1-129). Deletion of the N-terminal 33 residues of beta 1, a region identified by computer algorithm to favor coiled-coil formation, abolishes gamma 2 association. On the basis of these findings, we propose a coiled-coil model of beta gamma interaction and refine this by computer-assisted molecular modeling. The model is tested by further mutagenesis: reversing the charge of residues in beta 1 that are hypothesized to be involved in interhelical salt bridges precludes gamma association. Insertions in the coiled-coil region, which disrupt the proposed hydrophobic interface, prevent gamma association. This structural basis for beta gamma dimerization provides a starting point for the design of beta and gamma mutants that can be used to map regions in beta gamma critical for interactions with the alpha subunit, receptors, and effectors.

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