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Am J Physiol Cell Physiol (September 24, 2008). doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00341.2008
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Submitted on July 1, 2008
Revised on September 12, 2008
Accepted on September 17, 2008

The monomeric G proteins AGS1 and Rhes selectively influence G{alpha}i-dependent signaling to modulate N-type (CaV2.2) calcium channels

Ashish Thapliyal1, Roger A. Bannister2, Christopher Hanks3, and Brett Alan Adams1*

1 Utah State University
2 University of Colorado -- Denver
3 The Ohio State University

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: brett{at}biology.usu.edu.

Activator of G protein Signaling 1 (AGS1) and Ras homologue enriched in striatum (Rhes) define a new group of Ras-like monomeric G proteins whose signaling properties and physiological roles are just beginning to be understood. Previous results suggest that AGS1 and Rhes exhibit distinct preferences for heterotrimeric G proteins, with AGS1 selectively influencing G{alpha}i and Rhes selectively influencing G{alpha}s. Here, we demonstrate that AGS1 and Rhes trigger nearly identical modulation of N-type Ca2+ channels (CaV2.2) by selectively altering G{alpha}i-dependent signaling. Whole-cell currents were recorded from HEK293 cells expressing CaV2.2 and G{alpha}i- or G{alpha}s-coupled receptors. AGS1 and Rhes reduced basal current densities and triggered tonic voltage-dependent (VD) inhibition of CaV2.2. Furthermore, each protein attenuated agonist-initiated channel inhibition through G{alpha}i-coupled receptors without reducing channel inhibition through a G{alpha}s-coupled receptor. The above effects of AGS1 and Rhes were blocked by pertussis toxin (PTX) or by expression of a G{beta}{gamma}-sequestering peptide (masGRK3ct). Transfection with HRas, KRas2, Rap1A-G12V, Rap2B, Rheb2 or Gem failed to mimic the effects of AGS1 and Rhes on CaV2.2. Our data provide the first demonstration that AGS1 and Rhes exhibit similar if not identical signaling properties since both trigger tonic G{beta}{gamma} signaling and both attenuate receptor-initiated signaling by the G{beta}{gamma} subunits of PTX-sensitive G proteins. These results are consistent with the possibility that AGS1 and Rhes modulate Ca2+ influx through CaV2.2 channels under more physiological conditions and thereby influence Ca2+-dependent events such as neurosecretion.







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