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Query: EC:4.6.1.1 (adenylate cyclase)
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We have determined that there are at least six GTP-binding proteins (G proteins) with Mr values between 20,000 and 25,000 in the crude membrane fraction of bovine brain and have purified one of them with a Mr of about 24,000 (24K G) to near homogeneity (Kikuchi, A., Yamashita, T., Kawata, M., Yamamoto, K., Ikeda, K., Tanimoto, T., and Takai, Y. (1988) J. Biol. Chem. 263, 2897-2904). In this study, we have purified another G protein with a Mr of about 20,000 (20K G) to near homogeneity and have characterized it. 20K G bound maximally about 1.0 mol of [35S]guanosine 5'-(3-O-thio)triphosphate (GTP gamma S)/mol of protein, with a Kd value of about 50 nM. [35S]GTP gamma S binding to 20K G was inhibited by GTP and GDP, but not by other nucleotides such as ATP, UTP, and CTP; it was also inhibited by pretreatment with N-ethylmaleimide. 20K G hydrolyzed GTP to liberate Pi, with a turnover number of about 0.01 min-1, and was not copurified with the beta gamma subunits of the regulatory G proteins of adenylate cyclase. 20K G was not recognized by the antibody against the ADP-ribosylation factor for the stimulatory regulatory G protein of adenylate cyclase. Peptide map analysis showed that 20K G was not a proteolytic product of 24K G. The partial amino acid sequence of 20K G was almost identical with that deduced from the rho gene. The amino acid composition of 20K G was similar to that of the rho gene product. These results suggest that 20K G is the rho gene product and that this G protein is present in bovine brain membranes.
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PMID:Purification and characterization of a GTP-binding protein with a molecular weight of 20,000 in bovine brain membranes. Identification as the rho gene product. 313 71

The ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) is a 21-kDa GTP-binding protein that serves as the cofactor in the cholera toxin-catalyzed activation of the stimulatory guanine nucleotide-binding protein of adenylate cyclase (Gs). An oligonucleotide probe based on the partial amino acid sequence was used to clone ARF from a bovine adrenal chromaffin cDNA library. The yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) ARF gene was then cloned from a YCp50 genomic library by cross-species hybridization by using the coding region of the bovine gene. RNA gel blots of poly(A)+ RNA indicate that only one ARF message size (900 and 2000 base pairs) is present in yeast and cows, respectively. Comparison of the cDNA-derived amino acid sequences of ARF to other GTP-binding proteins reveals a structural relationship between ARF and the ras family of proteins. A slightly better structural relationship is detected when ARF is compared to the alpha subunits of the trimeric GTP-binding proteins, including Gs alpha. All of the biochemical characteristics of the purified ARF, including the lack of GTPase activity and the posttranslational myristoylation, are consistent with the derived sequences. Comparison of the ARF sequences to that of the chicken processed pseudogene (CPS-1), previously reported as a ras homologue, reveals that CPS-1 is actually an ARF-derived gene. These results demonstrate that ARF is a GTP-binding protein with structural features of both the ras and the trimeric GTP-binding protein families.
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PMID:Sequences of the bovine and yeast ADP-ribosylation factor and comparison to other GTP-binding proteins. 313 54

Three (two soluble and one membrane) guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) that enhance ADP-ribosylation of the Gs alpha stimulatory subunit of the adenylyl cyclase (EC 4.6.1.1) complex by choleragen have recently been purified from bovine brain. To further define the structure and function of these ADP-ribosylation factors (ARFs), we isolated a cDNA clone (lambda ARF2B) from a bovine retinal library by screening with a mixed heptadecanucleotide probe whose sequence was based on the partial amino acid sequence of one of the soluble ARFs from bovine brain. Comparison of the deduced amino acid sequence of lambda ARF2B with sequences of peptides from the ARF protein (total of 60 amino acids) revealed only two differences. Whether these are cloning artifacts or reflect the existence of more than one ARF protein remains to be determined. Deduced amino acid sequences of ARF, Go alpha (the alpha subunit of a G protein that may be involved in regulation of ion fluxes), and c-Ha-ras gene product p21 show similarities in regions believed to be involved in guanine nucleotide binding and GTP hydrolysis. ARF apparently lacks a site analogous to that ADP-ribosylated by choleragen in G-protein alpha subunits. Although both the ARF proteins and the alpha subunits bind guanine nucleotides and serve as choleragen substrates, they must interact with the toxin A1 peptide in different ways. In addition to serving as an ADP-ribose acceptor, ARF interacts with the toxin in a manner that modifies its catalytic properties.
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PMID:Guanine nucleotide-binding proteins that enhance choleragen ADP-ribosyltransferase activity: nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequence of an ADP-ribosylation factor cDNA. 313 49

In the present studies, we attempted to purify the native molecular forms of the c-ras proteins (c-ras p21s) from bovine brain crude membranes and separated at least three GTP-binding proteins (G proteins) cross-reactive with the antibody recognizing all of Ha-, Ki-, and N-ras p21s. Among them, one G protein with a Mr of about 21,000 was highly purified and characterized. The Mr 21,000 G protein bound maximally about 0.6 mol of [35S]guanosine 5'-(3-O-thio)triphosphate (GTP gamma S)/mol of protein with a Kd value of about 30 nM. [35S]GTP gamma S-binding to Mr 21,000 G protein was inhibited by GTP and GDP, but not by other nucleotides such as ATP, UTP, and CTP. [35S]GTP gamma S-binding to Mr 21,000 G protein was inhibited by pretreatment with N-ethylmaleimide. Mr 21,000 G protein hydrolyzed GTP to liberate Pi with a turnover number of about 0.01 min-1. Mr 21,000 G protein was not copurified with the beta gamma subunits of the G proteins regulatory for adenylate cyclase. Mr 21,000 G protein was not recognized by the antibody against the ADP-ribosylation factor for Gs. The peptide map of Mr 21,000 G protein was different from those of the G proteins with Mr values of 25,000 and 20,000, designated as smg p25A and rho p20, respectively, which we have recently purified from bovine brain crude membranes. The partial amino acid sequence of Mr 21,000 G protein was identical with that of human c-Ki-ras 2B p21. These results indicate that Mr 21,000 G protein is bovine brain c-Ki-ras 2B p21 and that c-Ki-ras 2B p21 is present in bovine brain membranes.
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PMID:Purification and characterization of c-Ki-ras p21 from bovine brain crude membranes. 314 15

Phospholipase D (PLD) catalyses the hydrolysis of phosphatidylcholine, a major substrate, to phosphatidic acid and choline, and its activity is regulated by a variety of hormones, growth factors, and other extracellular signals in mammalian cells. Thus, it is now recognized as a signal transducing enzyme such as phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C, adenylate cyclase, or protein tyrosine kinases. Furthermore, recent findings that regulation by members of the ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) and Rho families of monomeric GTP-binding protein suggest roles of PLD in intracellular vesicle traffi-cking, morphological changes, and mitogenic signaling process. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, PLD gene has been cloned and revealed to be essential for meiosis. In contrast, little is known about PLD in Candida albicans. As a first step to understand possible physiological roles of PLD in C. albicans, we cloned a PLD gene from a C. albicans genomic DNA library. Deduced amino acid sequence analysis showed the structural similarity to mammalian, yeast, and plant PLDs. It was also suggested employing RT-PCR (reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction) that an isozyme of C. albicans PLD was present.
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PMID:[Molecular cloning of Candida albicans phospholipase D]. 958 32

The latent ADP-ribosyltransferase activity of cholera toxin (CT) that is activated after proteolytic nicking and reduction is associated with the CT A1 subunit (CTA1) polypeptide. This activity is stimulated in vitro by interaction with eukaryotic proteins termed ADP-ribosylation factors (ARFs). We analyzed this interaction in a modified bacterial two-hybrid system in which the T18 and T25 fragments of the catalytic domain of Bordetella pertussis adenylate cyclase were fused to CTA1 and human ARF6 polypeptides, respectively. Direct interaction between the CTA1 and ARF6 domains in these hybrid proteins reconstituted the adenylate cyclase activity and permitted cAMP-dependent signal transduction in an Escherichia coli reporter system. We constructed improved vectors and reporter strains for this system, and we isolated variants of CTA1 that showed greatly decreased ability to interact with ARF6. Amino acid substitutions in these CTA1 variants were widely separated in the primary sequence but were contiguous in the three-dimensional structure of CT. These residues, which begin to define the ARF interaction motif of CTA1, are partially buried in the crystal structure of CT holotoxin, suggesting that a change in the conformation of CTA1 enables it to bind to ARF. Variant CTA polypeptides containing these substitutions assembled into holotoxin as well as wild-type CTA, but the variant holotoxins showed greatly reduced enterotoxicity. These findings suggest functional interaction between CTA1 and ARF is required for maximal toxicity of CT in vivo.
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PMID:Identification of motifs in cholera toxin A1 polypeptide that are required for its interaction with human ADP-ribosylation factor 6 in a bacterial two-hybrid system. 1110 66

The VPAC(1) and VPAC(2) receptors for vasoactive intestinal polypeptide and the PAC(1) receptor for pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide are members of a subfamily of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). We recently reported that phospholipase D (PLD) activation by members of the rhodopsin group of GPCRs occurs by at least two routes, one of which seems to involve the small G protein ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) and its physical association with GPCRs. Here we report that rat VPAC and PAC(1) receptors can also stimulate PLD (albeit less potently than adenylate cyclase) in transfected cells and also in cells where they are natively expressed. PLD responses of the VPAC receptors and the hop1 spice variant of the PAC(1) receptor but not its null form are sensitive to brefeldin A (BFA), an inhibitor of GTP exchange at ARF. The presence of the hop1 cassette in the rat PAC(1) receptor facilitates PLD activation in the absence of marked changes in ligand binding, receptor internalization, and adenylate cyclase activation, with some reduction in phospholipase C activation. Both VPAC(2) and PAC(1-hop1) (but not PAC(1-null)) receptors were shown to associate with immunoprecipitates directed against native or epitope-tagged ARF. A chimeric construct of the VPAC(2) receptor body with intracellular loop 3 (i3) of the PAC(1-null) receptor mediated BFA-insensitive activation of PLD, whereas the response of the corresponding PAC(1-hop1) construct was BFA-sensitive. Motifs in i3 of the PAC(1-hop1) receptor may act as critical determinants of coupling to ARF-dependent PLD activation by contributing to the GPCR:ARF interface.
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PMID:ADP-ribosylation factor-dependent phospholipase D activation by VPAC receptors and a PAC(1) receptor splice variant. 1135 14


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