RRC ID 46017
著者 Krzyzanowski MC, Brueggemann C, Ezak MJ, Wood JF, Michaels KL, Jackson CA, Juang BT, Collins KD, Yu MC, L'etoile ND, Ferkey DM.
タイトル The C. elegans cGMP-dependent protein kinase EGL-4 regulates nociceptive behavioral sensitivity.
ジャーナル PLoS Genet
Abstract Signaling levels within sensory neurons must be tightly regulated to allow cells to integrate information from multiple signaling inputs and to respond to new stimuli. Herein we report a new role for the cGMP-dependent protein kinase EGL-4 in the negative regulation of G protein-coupled nociceptive chemosensory signaling. C. elegans lacking EGL-4 function are hypersensitive in their behavioral response to low concentrations of the bitter tastant quinine and exhibit an elevated calcium flux in the ASH sensory neurons in response to quinine. We provide the first direct evidence for cGMP/PKG function in ASH and propose that ODR-1, GCY-27, GCY-33 and GCY-34 act in a non-cell-autonomous manner to provide cGMP for EGL-4 function in ASH. Our data suggest that activated EGL-4 dampens quinine sensitivity via phosphorylation and activation of the regulator of G protein signaling (RGS) proteins RGS-2 and RGS-3, which in turn downregulate Gα signaling and behavioral sensitivity.
巻・号 9(7)
ページ e1003619
公開日 2013-1-1
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003619
PII PGENETICS-D-12-02247
PMID 23874221
PMC PMC3708839
MeSH Animals Behavior, Animal / physiology* Caenorhabditis elegans / genetics* Caenorhabditis elegans / physiology Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / genetics* Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / metabolism Cyclic GMP / metabolism* Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / genetics* Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / metabolism GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go / genetics GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go / metabolism Phosphorylation RGS Proteins / genetics RGS Proteins / metabolism Sensory Receptor Cells / metabolism Sensory Receptor Cells / physiology Signal Transduction / genetics
IF 5.175
引用数 11
WOS 分野 GENETICS & HEREDITY
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