Galpha3 and protein kinase A represent cross-talking pathways for gene expression in Dictyostelium discoideum - PubMed (original) (raw)
Galpha3 and protein kinase A represent cross-talking pathways for gene expression in Dictyostelium discoideum
Maureen A Brandon et al. Dev Growth Differ. 2002 Oct.
Abstract
Heterotrimeric G proteins and protein kinase A (PKA) are regulators of development in Dictyostelium discoideum. It has been reported that disruption of the Dictyostelium Galpha3 gene (galpha3-) blocks development and expression of several early development genes, characteristics that are reminiscent of mutants lacking the catalytic subunit of PKA (pkac-). The hypothesis that Galpha3 and PKA signaling pathways may interact to control developmental gene expression was tested by comparing the regulation of seven genes expressed early in development in the wild-type and in galpha3- and pkac- mutants, and comparing PKA activity in the wild-type and in a galpha3- mutant. The expression patterns of six genes were affected similarly by the Galpha3 and PKA mutations, while the expression of only one gene, the cAMP receptor 1 (cAR1), differed between the mutants. PKA activity, measured by phosphorylation of the PKA-specific substrate Kemptide, was higher in galpha3- cells than in wild-type cells, suggesting that Galpha3 normally exerts an inhibitory effect on PKA activity. Although some early development genes appear to require both Galpha3 and PKA for expression, the differing response of cAR1 expression and the inhibitory effect of Galpha3 on PKA activity suggest that Galpha3 and PKA are members of interacting pathways controlling gene expression early in development.
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