A GTPase-activating Protein for the G Protein Gαz

Rab GTPase-activating protein domain

Cristinel P. MÎINEA*1, Hiroyuki SANO*1, Susan KANE*, Eiko SANO*, Mitsunori FUKUDA†, Johan PERÄNEN‡, William S. LANE§ and Gustav E. LIENHARD*2 *Department of Biochemistry, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH 03755, U.S.A., †Fukuda Initiative Research Unit, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan, ‡Institute of Biotechnology, Program in Cellular Biotechnology, FIN-00014, University o...

GAIP and RGS4 Are GTPase-Activating Proteins for the Gi Subfamily of G Protein α Subunits

terized G protein GAP is phospholipase C-b, which is Summary both a GAP for Gqa and the effector that is activated by that G protein (Berstein et al., 1992; Biddlecome et al., A novel class of regulators of G protein signaling (RGS) 1996). The GTPase activity of the a subunit of transducin proteins has been identified recently. Genetic eviis also stimulated by its effector, the g subunit of a r...

ARHGAP20 (Rho GTPase activating protein 20)

The Arf GTPase-activating protein ASAP1 regulates the actin cytoskeleton.

Arf family GTP-binding proteins are best characterized as regulators of membrane traffic, but recent studies indicate an additional role in cytoskeletal organization. An Arf GTPase-activating protein of the centaurin beta family, ASAP1 (also known as centaurin beta4), binds Arf and two other known regulators of the actin cytoskeleton, the tyrosine kinase Src and phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphos...

beta2-Adrenergic receptor regulation by GIT1, a G protein-coupled receptor kinase-associated ADP ribosylation factor GTPase-activating protein.

G protein-coupled receptor activation leads to the membrane recruitment and activation of G protein-coupled receptor kinases, which phosphorylate receptors and lead to their inactivation. We have identified a novel G protein-coupled receptor kinase-interacting protein, GIT1, that is a GTPase-activating protein (GAP) for the ADP ribosylation factor (ARF) family of small GTP-binding proteins. Ove...