Weiss, C. A., White, E., Huang, H., Ma, H. (May 1997) The G protein alpha subunit (GP alpha1) is associated with the ER and the plasma membrane in meristematic cells of Arabidopsis and cauliflower. Febs Letters, 407 (3). pp. 361-7. ISSN 0014-5793
Abstract
Towards the elucidation of the cellular function(s) of GP alpha1, we have characterized its subcellular localization using immunofluorescence and cell fractionation. GP alpha1 is not present in nuclei or chloroplasts. It is a membrane-bound protein, and analysis of isolated endoplasmic and plasma membranes indicates a good correlation between GP alpha1 in both the plasma membrane and the ER compartment. Interestingly, these results may suggest more different functions for GP alpha1: it might be involved in transmission of extracellular signals across the plasma membrane and in the cytoplasm, and/or it may also be involved in regulating some aspects of the ER functions or membrane trafficking between both membranes.
| Item Type: | Paper |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Arabidopsis/ metabolism Cell Compartmentation Cell Membrane/metabolism Endoplasmic Reticulum/metabolism Fluorescent Antibody Technique GTP-Binding Proteins/ metabolism Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Signal Transduction Vegetables/ metabolism |
| Subjects: | organism description > plant > Arabidopsis organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > organelles, types and functions > endoplasmic reticulum bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > protein structure, function, modification > protein types > GTP binding protein organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > tissues types and functions > signal transduction |
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| Communities: | CSHL labs |
| Depositing User: | Kathleen Darby |
| Date: | 5 May 1997 |
| Date Deposited: | 08 May 2014 15:52 |
| Last Modified: | 08 May 2014 15:52 |
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| URI: | https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/29990 |
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