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1: J Cell Biol. 2007 Jul 16;178(2):245-55.
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Localization of Gi alpha proteins in the centrosomes and at the midbody: implication for their role in cell division.

Cho H, Kehrl JH.

B-Cell Molecular Immunology Section, Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. hcho@niaid.nih.gov

At the plasma membrane, heterotrimeric G proteins act as molecular switches to relay signals from G protein-coupled receptors; however, G(alpha) subunits also have receptor-independent functions at intracellular sites. Regulator of G protein signaling (RGS) 14, which enhances the intrinsic GTPase activity of G(ialpha) proteins, localizes in centrosomes, which suggests the coexpression of G(ialpha). We show expression of G(ialpha1), G(ialpha2), and G(ialpha3) in the centrosomes and at the midbody. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer analysis confirms a direct interaction between RGS14 and G(ialpha1) in centrosomes. Expression of GTPase-deficient G(ialpha1) results in defective cytokinesis, whereas that of wild-type or GTPase-deficient G(ialpha3) causes prolonged mitosis. Cells treated with pertussis toxin, with reduced expression of G(ialpha1), G(ialpha2), and G(ialpha3) or with decreased expression of RGS14 also exhibit cytokinesis defects. These results suggest that G(ialpha) proteins and their regulators at these sites may play essential roles during mammalian cell division.

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PMID: 17635935 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC2064444