Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-7-2023
Abstract
Heterotrimeric G protein stimulation via G protein-coupled receptors promotes downstream proliferative signaling. Mutations can occur in Gα proteins which prevent GTP hydrolysis; this allows the G proteins to signal independently of G protein-coupled receptors and can result in various cancers, such as uveal melanoma (UM). Most UM cases harbor Q209L, Q209P, or R183C mutations in Gαq/11 proteins, rendering the proteins constitutively active (CA). Although it is generally thought that active, GTP-bound Gα subunits are dissociated from and signal independently of Gβγ, accumulating evidence indicates that some CA Gα mutants, such as Gαq/11, retain binding to Gβγ, and this interaction is necessary for signaling. Here, we demonstrate that disrupting the interaction between Gβγ and Gαq is sufficient to inhibit aberrant signaling driven by CA Gαq. Introduction of the I25A point mutation in the N-terminal α helical domain of CA Gαq to inhibit Gβγ binding, overexpression of the G protein Gαo to sequester Gβγ, and siRNA depletion of Gβ subunits inhibited or abolished CA Gαq signaling to the MAPK and YAP pathways. Moreover, in HEK 293 cells and in UM cell lines, we show that Gαq-Q209P and Gαq-R183C are more sensitive to the loss of Gβγ interaction than Gαq-Q209L. Our study challenges the idea that CA Gαq/11 signals independently of Gβγ and demonstrates differential sensitivity between the Gαq-Q209L, Gαq-Q209P, and Gαq-R183C mutants.
Recommended Citation
Aumiller, Jenna L and Wedegaertner, Philip B, "Disruption of the Interaction Between Mutationally Activated GαQ and Gβγ Attenuates Aberrant Signaling" (2023). Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty Papers. Paper 234.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/bmpfp/234
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PubMed ID
36626984
Language
English
Comments
This article is the author’s final published version in Journal of Biological Chemistry, Volume 299, Issue 2, January 2023, Article number 102880.
The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2023.102880. Copyright © Aumiller and Wedegaertner.