The heterotrimeric G protein Gβ1 interacts with the catalytic subunit of protein phosphatase 1 and modulates G protein-coupled receptor signaling in platelets.
Thrombosis is caused by the activation of platelets at the site of ruptured atherosclerotic plaques. This activation involves engagement of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) on platelets that promote their aggregation. Although it is known that protein kinases and phosphatases modulate GPCR signaling, how serine/threonine phosphatases integrate with G protein signaling ... pathways is less understood. Because the subcellular localization and substrate specificity of the catalytic subunit of protein phosphatase 1 (PP1c) is dictated by PP1c-interacting proteins, here we sought to identify new PP1c interactors. GPCRs signal via the canonical heterotrimeric Gα and Gβγ subunits. Using a yeast two-hybrid screen, we discovered an interaction between PP1cα and the heterotrimeric G protein Gβ1 subunit. Co-immunoprecipitation studies with epitope-tagged PP1c and Gβ1 revealed that Gβ1 interacts with the PP1c α, β, and γ1 isoforms. Purified PP1c bound to recombinant Gβ1-GST protein, and PP1c co-immunoprecipitated with Gβ1 in unstimulated platelets. Thrombin stimulation of platelets induced the dissociation of the PP1c-Gβ1 complex, which correlated with an association of PP1c with phospholipase C β3 (PLCβ3), along with a concomitant dephosphorylation of the inhibitory Ser1105 residue in PLCβ3. siRNA-mediated depletion of GNB1 (encoding Gβ1) in murine megakaryocytes reduced protease-activated receptor 4, activating peptide-induced soluble fibrinogen binding. Thrombin-induced aggregation was decreased in PP1cα-/- murine platelets and in human platelets treated with a small-molecule inhibitor of Gβγ. Finally, disruption of PP1c-Gβ1 complexes with myristoylated Gβ1 peptides containing the PP1c binding site moderately decreased thrombin-induced human platelet aggregation. These findings suggest that Gβ1 protein enlists PP1c to modulate GPCR signaling in platelets.
Mesh Terms:
Amino Acid Substitution, Animals, Blood Platelets, Bone Marrow Cells, Cells, Cultured, Crosses, Genetic, Female, GTP-Binding Protein beta Subunits, Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins, Humans, Male, Megakaryocytes, Mice, Knockout, Mice, Transgenic, Models, Molecular, Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, Phospholipase C beta, Platelet Aggregation, Point Mutation, Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs, Protein Phosphatase 1, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, Signal Transduction, Two-Hybrid System Techniques
Amino Acid Substitution, Animals, Blood Platelets, Bone Marrow Cells, Cells, Cultured, Crosses, Genetic, Female, GTP-Binding Protein beta Subunits, Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins, Humans, Male, Megakaryocytes, Mice, Knockout, Mice, Transgenic, Models, Molecular, Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, Phospholipase C beta, Platelet Aggregation, Point Mutation, Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs, Protein Phosphatase 1, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, Signal Transduction, Two-Hybrid System Techniques
J. Biol. Chem.
Date: Dec. 11, 2016
PubMed ID: 28615442
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