Activation of a plant plasma membrane Ca2+ channel by TGα1, a heterotrimeric G protein α-subunit homologue

被引:70
作者
Aharon, GS [1 ]
Gelli, A [1 ]
Snedden, WA [1 ]
Blumwald, E [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Toronto, Dept Bot, Toronto, ON M5S 3B2, Canada
来源
FEBS LETTERS | 1998年 / 424卷 / 1-2期
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
heterotrimeric G protein; plasma membrane Ca2+ channel; TG alpha 1; signal transduction;
D O I
10.1016/S0014-5793(98)00129-X
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Wild-type and GTPase-deficient recombinant TG alpha 1 were used along patch-clamp techniques to study the role of heterotrimeric G proteins in the regulation of the hyperpolarized active tomato plasma membrane Ca2+ channel. Recombinant alpha-subunits induced an increase in channel activity as shown by the increase in channel events and the mean open probability of the channel. Our results suggest a membrane-delimited pathway involving heterotrimeric G proteins in Ca2+ channel activation. (C) 1998 Federation of European Biochemical Societies.
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页数:5
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