GOA-1 regulates spermathecal transits
G protein signaling regulates Ca <sup>2+</sup> dynamics and contractility in the <i>C. elegans</i> spermatheca. G protein-coupled receptors activate heterotrimeric G proteins, triggering downstream cascades, including the Gαs-mediated activation of adenylyl cyclase and subsequent Protein Kinase A (PKA) activation. Our previous work identified GSA-1 /Gαs and PKA as key modulators of Ca²⁺ oscillations and tissue contractility in the <i>C. elegans</i> spermatheca. In this study, we show that the inhibitory Gαi/o subunit GOA-1 regulates spermathecal transit. We employed TurboID proximity labeling and mass spectrometry to identify 16 candidate interactors of GOA-1 . Depletion of these candidates by RNAi did not yield overt spermathecal transit defects.
Authors
- Virginie Sjoelund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7929-5950)
- Erin J. Cram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8129-1326)
- Fereshteh Sadeghian
Institutions
- Northeastern University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17912/micropub.biology.001877
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cellular transport and secretion
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15