Arabidopsis G-protein interactome reveals connections to cell wall carbohydrates and morphogenesis

Mol Syst Biol. 2011 Sep 27:7:532. doi: 10.1038/msb.2011.66.

Abstract

The heterotrimeric G-protein complex is minimally composed of Gα, Gβ, and Gγ subunits. In the classic scenario, the G-protein complex is the nexus in signaling from the plasma membrane, where the heterotrimeric G-protein associates with heptahelical G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), to cytoplasmic target proteins called effectors. Although a number of effectors are known in metazoans and fungi, none of these are predicted to exist in their canonical forms in plants. To identify ab initio plant G-protein effectors and scaffold proteins, we screened a set of proteins from the G-protein complex using two-hybrid complementation in yeast. After deep and exhaustive interrogation, we detected 544 interactions between 434 proteins, of which 68 highly interconnected proteins form the core G-protein interactome. Within this core, over half of the interactions comprising two-thirds of the nodes were retested and validated as genuine in planta. Co-expression analysis in combination with phenotyping of loss-of-function mutations in a set of core interactome genes revealed a novel role for G-proteins in regulating cell wall modification.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics
  • Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism*
  • Arabidopsis* / genetics
  • Arabidopsis* / growth & development
  • Arabidopsis* / metabolism
  • Cell Membrane / genetics
  • Cell Membrane / metabolism
  • Cell Wall* / genetics
  • Cell Wall* / metabolism
  • Databases, Genetic
  • GTP-Binding Proteins / genetics
  • GTP-Binding Proteins / metabolism*
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
  • Gene Regulatory Networks
  • Genetic Complementation Test
  • Genotype
  • Glycomics*
  • Immunoprecipitation
  • Morphogenesis / genetics
  • Phenotype
  • Protein Interaction Mapping
  • Proteomics*
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / genetics
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / metabolism*
  • Signal Transduction / genetics*
  • Two-Hybrid System Techniques

Substances

  • Arabidopsis Proteins
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
  • GTP-Binding Proteins