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. 1989 Dec;9(12):5434-9.
doi: 10.1128/mcb.9.12.5434-5439.1989.

The G protein alpha o subunit alters morphology, growth kinetics, and phospholipid metabolism of somatic cells

D B Bloch  1 , J V Bonventre, E J Neer, J G Seidman
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The G protein alpha o subunit alters morphology, growth kinetics, and phospholipid metabolism of somatic cells

D B Bloch et al. Mol Cell Biol. 1989 Dec.

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  • Mol Cell Biol 1990 Aug;10(8):4438

Abstract

The physiological role of the alpha o subunit of guanine nucleotide-binding (G) protein was investigated with a murine adrenal cell line (Y1) transfected with a rat alpha o cDNA cloned in a retroviral expression vector. The parental cell line lacked detectable alpha o subunit. Expression of the alpha o cDNA in transfected cell lines was confirmed by Western blot (immunoblot) analysis. The rat alpha o subunit interacted with murine beta and gamma subunits and associated with cell membranes. Y1 cells containing large amounts of alpha o subunit had altered cellular morphology and reduced rate of cell division. In addition, GTP-gamma S-stimulated release of arachidonic acid from these cells was significantly increased compared with that in control cells. The alpha o subunit appears directly or indirectly to regulate cellular proliferation, morphology, and phospholipid metabolism.

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