A novel regulator of G protein signalling in yeast, Rgs2, downregulates glucose-activation of the cAMP pathway through direct inhibition of Gpa2

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 5577-5591

  Versele, Matthias ^a   De Winde, Johannes H ^a   Thevelein, Johan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

cAMP; G ; Protein kinase A; RGS; Yeast

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TREHALOSE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CYCLIC AMP; DOWN-REGULATION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GLUCOSE; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEINS; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HETEROTRIMERIC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HYDROLYSIS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; RGS PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0033569790     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.20.5577     Document Type: Article

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