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. 2012 Oct 24;6:41–58. doi: 10.4137/DTI.S10219

Table 5.

Function of the 12 domains and their constituted residues for Schistosoma mansoni protein Smp_059340.1.

Conserved domain Component residue(s) Function
Mg2+/GTP binding site G46, G51, K52, S53, T188, D207, G210, N276, K277, D279, C350, A351 The Mg2+ interacts with alpha subunits of the G proteins in the present of GTP to form a complex from which nucleotide dissociate slowly
Adenylyl cyclase interaction site I191, R216, I219, Q220, N223 Stimulates the adenylyl cyclase by binding to it
Beta—gamma complex interaction site S189, I191, E193, H204, F206, G210, Q211, R212, E214, K217, W218, Q220, C221, F222, N223 The beta/gamma complex can also stimulate and inhibit the adenylyl cyclase activity, but no model of its function had been established
GoLoco binding site A47, G48, E49, D77, K81, D85, C88, A91, G92, R112, I115, I156, R185, G210, W218, F222 It binds Gαi/o/GDP complex and prevents the spontaneous release of GDP by Gα, thus acting as a guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor (GDI)
Putative receptor binding site H342, Y343, C344, Y345, P346, H347, L348, T349, C350, A351, V352, D353, E355, N356, I357, R358 Binds the protein to the serotonin receptor (Smp_126730)
Switch I region R183, C184, R185, V186, L187, T188, S189, G190, I191 Molecular switches (called the effector loop)
Switch II region V208, G209, G210, Q211, R212, E213, E214, R215, R216, K217, W218, I219, Q220, C221, F222, N223, D224 Molecular switches
G1 box motif G46, A47, G48, E49, S50, G51, K52, S53 GTP binding signature
G2 box motif T188 Involved in Mg2+ coordination
G3 box motif D207, V208, G209, G210 Links the subsites for binding of Mg2+ and the γ phosphate of GTP
(GTP γ- phosphate- binding site)
G4 box motif N276, K277, Q278, D279 Recognizes the guanine ring
G5 box motif C350, A351, V352 Buttresses the guanine base recognition site

Notes: In the Schistosoma mansoni protein Smp_059340.1, each of the residues contributing to the function of each domain in the complex network is presented. Most domains share residues with each other making the network very complex at atomistic level.