The WD40 repeat protein WDR26 binds Gβγ and promotes Gβγ-dependent signal transduction and leukocyte migration

J Biol Chem. 2011 Dec 23;286(51):43902-43912. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111.301382. Epub 2011 Nov 7.

Abstract

The Gβγ subunits of heterotrimeric G proteins transmit signals to control many cellular processes, including leukocyte migration. Gβγ signaling may regulate and be regulated by numerous signaling partners. Here, we reveal that WDR26, a member of the WD40 repeat protein family, directly bound free Gβγ in vitro, and formed a complex with endogenous Gβγ in Jurkat T cells stimulated by the chemokine SDF1α. Suppression of WDR26 by siRNAs selectively inhibited Gβγ-dependent phospholipase Cβ and PI3K activation, and attenuated chemotaxis in Jurkat T cells and differentiated HL60 cells in vitro and Jurkat T cell homing to lymphoid tissues in scid mice. Similarly, disruption of the WDR26/Gβγ interaction via expression of a WDR26 deletion mutant impaired Gβγ signaling and Jurkat T cell migration, indicating that the function of WDR26 depends on its binding to Gβγ. Additional data show that WDR26 also controlled RACK1, a negative regulator, in binding Gβγ and inhibiting leukocyte migration. Collectively, these experiments identify WDR26 as a novel Gβγ-binding protein that is required for the efficacy of Gβγ signaling and leukocyte migration.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
  • Animals
  • Cell Movement
  • Chemotaxis
  • GTP-Binding Protein beta Subunits / chemistry*
  • GTP-Binding Protein gamma Subunits / chemistry*
  • HL-60 Cells
  • Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / chemistry*
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / physiology*
  • Jurkat Cells
  • Leukocytes / cytology
  • Mice
  • Mice, SCID
  • Protein Binding
  • Proteins / chemistry*
  • Proteins / physiology*
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
  • GTP-Binding Protein beta Subunits
  • GTP-Binding Protein gamma Subunits
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Proteins
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
  • WDR26 protein, human
  • WDR26 protein, mouse
  • Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins