Characterization of the gene for ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) 2, a developmentally regulated, selectively expressed member of the ARF family of approximately 20-kDa guanine nucleotide-binding proteins.

ADP-ribosylation factors (ARFs) are a family of approximately 20-kDa guanine nucleotide-binding proteins that stimulate the ADP-ribosyltransferase activities of cholera toxin in vitro and function in protein trafficking in vivo. The six cloned mammalian ARFs can be grouped into three classes based on size and sequence identity. ARF 2 is a class I ARF, whose approximately 2.

Multiple forms of Go alpha mRNA: analysis of the 3'-untranslated regions.

Go, a guanine nucleotide binding protein found predominantly in neural tissues, interacts in vitro with rhodopsin, muscarinic, and other receptors and has been implicated in the regulation of ion channels. Despite the virtual identity of reported cDNA sequences for the alpha subunit of Go (Go alpha), multiple molecular weight forms of mRNA have been identified in tissues from all species examined. To investigate the molecular basis for the size heterogeneity of Go alpha mRNAs, four cDNA clones were isolated from the same retinal lambda gt10 cDNA library that was used earlier to isolate lambda GO9, a clone encompassing the complete coding region of Go alpha.

Expression of Go alpha mRNA and protein in bovine tissues.

Go alpha is a 39-kDa guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G protein) similar in structure and function to Gs alpha and Gi alpha of the adenylate cyclase complex and to transducin (Gt alpha) of the retinal photon receptor system. Although expression of Go alpha protein has been reported to be tissue-specific, other workers have found Go alpha mRNA in all rat tissues examined. In order to clarify this contradiction, studies to verify the distribution of Go alpha mRNA and protein in bovine and rat tissues were performed.