Spatiotemporal control of RGS signaling
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- R15GM155864
- Recipient
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University Of Maine System UEI PB3AJE5ZEJ59
- Awarding agency
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National Institute of General Medical Sciences
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Obligated
- $494,868
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training
- Completion date 77% complete
- Place of performance
- Orono, ME 04469, USA
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Description
- Abstract
- G-protein coupled receptor (gpcr) signaling pathways are central to cell-cell communication and cellular detection of the external environment. Conserved signaling pathways are used to mediate such diverse processes as hormone signaling, immune function, and cancer progression in humans and mating in yeast. Negative regulation of these pathways by regulators of g-protein signaling (RGS) proteins is critical to maintaining cellular function in the presence of continuous extracellular signal. The yeast RGS, SST2, is cytosolic during vegetative growth when the pheromone pathway is not active. Upon activation of the gpcr, STE2, the RGS binds to receptors at the center of polarized growth, but not the edges, and also to septin structures that form at the base of the mating projection. The mechanisms that regulate these interactions are not understood. We hypothesize that dynamic control of RGS subcellular localization serves a) to enhance initial response to pheromone while maintaining strong desensitization of the pathway later in the response, and b) to provide spatial regulation of the pathway to enhance yeast mating. We will use live cell imaging, biochemistry, and yeast genetics approaches to test this hypothesis. In aim 1, we will examine the effect of dynamic RGS association with the receptor and septins and how these interaction impact sensitivity of the pathway over time, morphogenesis, polarization, and mating. In aim 2, we will identify the mechanism by which SST2 interaction with the receptor and with septins are regulated. Dynamic control of RGS-receptor interactions is common in humans, and yeast provides an excellent system to uncover the impacts this type of signaling motif has on cell physiology.
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| Action | Obligated | Date |
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| Amendment | $62,446 | |
| Amendment | $0 | |
| Original award | $432,422 |
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Who received award R15GM155864?
R15GM155864 was awarded to University Of Maine System by National Institute of General Medical Sciences (National Institutes of Health) on July 1, 2024.
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$494,868 has been obligated on R15GM155864.
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