Abstract
THE heterotrimeric G proteins mediate a variety of cellular processes by coupling transmembrane receptors to different effector molecules, including adenylyl cyclases and inositol-phospholipid-specific phospholipase C (PLC)1–3. Activation of adenylyl cyclases results in the production of cyclic AMP and activation of cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA). Phospholipase C catalyses the hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PtdInsP2) to generate diacylglycerol and inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate (InsP3), leading to the activation of protein kinase C (PKC) and the mobilization of intracellular calcium4. The various PLC isoforms appear to be activated by different receptors, and in some cases by different G-protein components5. There are four well-characterized forms of PLC-β and all of them are activated to various extents by the Gαq family of G proteins6–9. Specific activation of PLC isoforms β2 and β3 by; G-protein βγ subunits has also been reported10,11. Although it has been suggested that PLC activity might be modulated by the adenylyl cyclase pathway, no clear link has been established between the two pathways. Here we report that cAMP-dependent protein kinase specifically inhibits Gβγ-activated PLC-β2 activity but not that of the Gα-activated PLC isoforms, and that the effect of PKA is not mimicked by PKC isozymes. Furthermore, we show that PKA directly phosphorylates serine residues of the PLC-β2 protein both in vivo and in vitro. Our results provide an insight into the specificity and nature of the crosstalk between the two G-protein-coupled signal transduction pathways.
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Liu, M., Simon, M. Regulation by cAMP-dependent protein kinease of a G-protein-mediated phospholipase C. Nature 382, 83–87 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/382083a0
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