Interaction of heterotrimeric G13 protein with an A-kinase-anchoring protein 110 (AKAP110) mediates cAMP-independent PKA activation.

Heterotrimeric G proteins and protein kinase A (PKA) are two important transmitters that transfer signals from a wide variety of cell surface receptors to generate physiological responses. The established mechanism of PKA activation involves the activation of the Gs-cAMP pathway. Binding of cAMP to the regulatory subunit of PKA (rPKA) ...
leads to a release and subsequent activation of a catalytic subunit of PKA (cPKA). Here, we report a novel mechanism of PKA stimulation that does not require cAMP. Using yeast two-hybrid screening, we found that the alpha subunit of G13 protein interacted with a member of the PKA-anchoring protein family, AKAP110. Using in vitro binding and coimmunoprecipitation assays, we have shown that only activated G alpha 13 binds to AKAP110, suggesting a potential role for AKAP110 as a G alpha subunit effector protein. Importantly, G alpha 13, AKAP110, rPKA, and cPKA can form a complex, as shown by coimmunoprecipitation. By characterizing the functional significance of the G alpha 13-AKAP110 interaction, we have found that G alpha 13 induced release of the cPKA from the AKAP110-rPKA complex, resulting in a cAMP-independent PKA activation. Finally, AKAP110 significantly potentiated G alpha 13-induced activation of PKA. Thus, AKAP110 provides a link between heterotrimeric G proteins and cAMP-independent activation of PKA.
Mesh Terms:
A Kinase Anchor Proteins, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Carrier Proteins, Cells, Cultured, Cyclic AMP, Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases, Enzyme Activation, GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, G12-G13, Guanine Nucleotides, Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins, Humans, Kidney, Male, Models, Biological, Protein Binding, Protein Subunits, Two-Hybrid System Techniques
Curr. Biol.
Date: Oct. 30, 2001
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