A new approach to producing functional G alpha subunits yields the activated and deactivated structures of G alpha(12/13) proteins.
Kreutz, B., Yau, D.M., Nance, M.R., Tanabe, S., Tesmer, J.J., Kozasa, T.(2006) Biochemistry 45: 167-174
- PubMed: 16388592 
- DOI: 10.1021/bi051729t
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- PubMed Abstract: 
The oncogenic G(12/13) subfamily of heterotrimeric G proteins transduces extracellular signals that regulate the actin cytoskeleton, cell cycle progression, and gene transcription. Previously, structural analyses of fully functional G alpha(12/13) su ...