Abstract
In previous work (Sankaran, B., Osterhout, J., Wu, D., and Smrcka, A. V. (1998) J. Biol. Chem. 273, 7148-7154), we showed that overlapping peptides, N20K (Asn(564)-Lys(583)) and E20K (Glu(574)-Lys(593)), from the catalytic domain of phospholipase C (PLC) beta2 block Gbetagamma-dependent activation of PLC beta2. The peptides could also be directly cross-linked to betagamma subunits with a heterobifunctional cross-linker succinimidyl 4-[N-maleimidomethyl]-cyclohexane-1-carboxylate. Cross-linking of peptides to Gbeta(1) was inhibited by PLC beta2 but not by alpha(i1)(GDP), indicating that the peptide-binding site on beta(1) represents a binding site for PLC beta2 that does not overlap with the alpha(i1)-binding site. Here we identify the site of peptide cross-linking and thereby define a site for PLC beta2 interaction with beta subunits. Each of the 14 cysteine residues in beta(1) were altered to alanine. The ability of the PLC beta2-derived peptide to cross-link to each betagamma mutant was then analyzed to identify the reactive sulfhydryl moiety on the beta subunit required for the cross-linking reaction. We find that C25A was the only mutation that significantly affected peptide cross-linking. This indicates that the peptide is specifically binding to a region near cysteine 25 of beta(1) which is located in the amino-terminal coiled-coil region of beta(1) and identifies a PLC-binding site distinct from the alpha subunit interaction site.
Highlights
Guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins)1 are a large group of structurally similar proteins consisting of three subunits (␣, , and ␥) that are central molecules coupling seven-transmembrane domain-spanning receptors to downstream effector molecules
Chem. 273, 7148 –7154), we showed that overlapping peptides, N20K (Asn564– Lys583) and E20K (Glu574–Lys593), from the catalytic domain of phospholipase C (PLC) 2 block G␥-dependent activation of PLC 2
In previous work [10] we showed that overlapping peptides, N20K (Asn564–Lys583) and E20K (Glu574–Lys593) from the catalytic domain of phospholipase C (PLC) 2, block PLC activation by ␥ and could be directly cross-linked to  subunits with a heterobifunctional cross-linker (SMCC)
Summary
Guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins)1 are a large group of structurally similar proteins consisting of three subunits (␣, , and ␥) that are central molecules coupling seven-transmembrane domain-spanning receptors to downstream effector molecules. We identify the site of peptide cross-linking and thereby define a site for PLC 2 interaction with  subunits.
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