Descriptions

Gαi1 is a G-protein alpha subunit that plays a crucial role in signal transduction pathway initiated by G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) activation. G proteins function as transducers downstream of GPCRs in numerous signaling cascades. The alpha subunit contains the guanine nucleotide binding site and alternates between an active (GTP-bound state) and an inactive (GDP-bound state). Activated GPCR induces conformational change in Gαi1, which allows for GDP-to-GTP exchange by binding to the GPCR-binding site within a Ras-like domain, leading to dissociation of the Gαi1 subunit and initiation of downstream signaling.

Autoinhibitory domains (AIDs)

Target domain

186-350 (Ras-like domain)

Relief mechanism

Ligand binding, Partner binding

Assay

Accessory elements

No accessory elements

Autoinhibited structure

Activated structure

1 structures for Q18434

Entry ID Method Resolution Chain Position Source
AF-Q18434-F1 Predicted AlphaFoldDB

No variants for Q18434

Variant ID(s) Position Change Description Diseaes Association Provenance
No variants for Q18434

No associated diseases with Q18434

No regional properties for Q18434

Type Name Position InterPro Accession
No domain, repeats, and functional sites for Q18434

Functions

Description
EC Number
Subcellular Localization
  • Cell projection, cilium
  • Cell projection, dendrite
  • In amphid neurons also weakly expressed in cell body
  • In phasmid neurons found only in cilia
PANTHER Family
PANTHER Subfamily
PANTHER Protein Class
PANTHER Pathway Category No pathway information available

5 GO annotations of cellular component

Name Definition
cytoplasm The contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures.
dendrite A neuron projection that has a short, tapering, morphology. Dendrites receive and integrate signals from other neurons or from sensory stimuli, and conduct nerve impulses towards the axon or the cell body. In most neurons, the impulse is conveyed from dendrites to axon via the cell body, but in some types of unipolar neuron, the impulse does not travel via the cell body.
heterotrimeric G-protein complex Any of a family of heterotrimeric GTP-binding and hydrolyzing proteins; they belong to a superfamily of GTPases that includes monomeric proteins such as EF-Tu and RAS. Heterotrimeric G-proteins consist of three subunits; the alpha subunit contains the guanine nucleotide binding site and possesses GTPase activity; the beta and gamma subunits are tightly associated and function as a beta-gamma heterodimer; extrinsic plasma membrane proteins (cytoplasmic face) that function as a complex to transduce signals from G protein-coupled receptors to an effector protein.
neuronal cell body The portion of a neuron that includes the nucleus, but excludes cell projections such as axons and dendrites.
non-motile cilium A cilium which may have a variable array of axonemal microtubules but does not contain molecular motors.

6 GO annotations of molecular function

Name Definition
G protein-coupled receptor binding Binding to a G protein-coupled receptor.
G-protein beta/gamma-subunit complex binding Binding to a complex of G-protein beta/gamma subunits.
GTP binding Binding to GTP, guanosine triphosphate.
GTPase activity Catalysis of the reaction
metal ion binding Binding to a metal ion.
olfactory receptor binding Binding to an olfactory receptor.

7 GO annotations of biological process

Name Definition
adenylate cyclase-modulating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway A G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway in which the signal is transmitted via the activation or inhibition of adenylyl cyclase activity and a subsequent change in the intracellular concentration of cyclic AMP (cAMP).
chemotaxis The directed movement of a motile cell or organism, or the directed growth of a cell guided by a specific chemical concentration gradient. Movement may be towards a higher concentration (positive chemotaxis) or towards a lower concentration (negative chemotaxis).
cilium assembly The assembly of a cilium, a specialized eukaryotic organelle that consists of a filiform extrusion of the cell surface. Each cilium is bounded by an extrusion of the cytoplasmic membrane, and contains a regular longitudinal array of microtubules, anchored basally in a centriole.
hyperosmotic response Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of detection of, or exposure to, a hyperosmotic environment, i.e. an environment with a higher concentration of solutes than the organism or cell.
olfactory behavior The behavior of an organism in response to an odor.
response to odorant Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of an odorant stimulus. An odorant is any substance capable of stimulating the sense of smell.
sensory perception of smell The series of events required for an organism to receive an olfactory stimulus, convert it to a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal. Olfaction involves the detection of chemical composition of an organism's ambient medium by chemoreceptors. This is a neurological process.

56 homologous proteins in AiPD

UniProt AC Gene Name Protein Name Species Evidence Code
P63097 GNAI1 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Bos taurus (Bovine) SS
P0C7Q4 GNAT3 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Bos taurus (Bovine) SS
P04696 GNAT2 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Bos taurus (Bovine) SS
P04695 GNAT1 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Bos taurus (Bovine) SS
P08239 GNAO1 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Bos taurus (Bovine) SS
P50147 GNAI2 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Gallus gallus (Chicken) SS
P50146 GNAI1 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Gallus gallus (Chicken) SS
P20353 Galphai G protein alpha i subunit Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) SS
P25157 cta Guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit alpha homolog Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) SS
P16378 Galphao G protein alpha o subunit Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) SS
P11488 GNAT1 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Homo sapiens (Human) SS
P19087 GNAT2 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Homo sapiens (Human) SS
Q03113 GNA12 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit alpha-12 Homo sapiens (Human) SS
P04899 GNAI2 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Homo sapiens (Human) SS
P63096 GNAI1 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Homo sapiens (Human) EV
P08754 GNAI3 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Homo sapiens (Human) SS
A8MTJ3 GNAT3 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Homo sapiens (Human) SS
Q14344 GNA13 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit alpha-13 Homo sapiens (Human) SS
P19086 GNAZ Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Homo sapiens (Human) SS
P09471 GNAO1 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Homo sapiens (Human) SS
Q9DC51 Gnai3 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
P27600 Gna12 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit alpha-12 Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
P20612 Gnat1 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
P27601 Gna13 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit alpha-13 Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
Q3V3I2 Gnat3 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
O70443 Gnaz Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
P50149 Gnat2 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
P08752 Gnai2 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
B2RSH2 Gnai1 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
P18872 Gnao1 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
P93564 GPA1 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein alpha-1 subunit Solanum tuberosum (Potato) SS
Q63210 Gna12 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit alpha-12 Rattus norvegicus (Rat) SS
P19627 Gnaz Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Rattus norvegicus (Rat) SS
P29348 Gnat3 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Rattus norvegicus (Rat) SS
P04897 Gnai2 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Rattus norvegicus (Rat) SS
P08753 Gnai3 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Rattus norvegicus (Rat) SS
Q6Q7Y5 Gna13 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein subunit alpha-13 Rattus norvegicus (Rat) SS
P59215 Gnao1 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Rattus norvegicus (Rat) SS
Q0DJ33 GPA1 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein alpha-1 subunit Oryza sativa subsp. japonica (Rice) SS
P28051 gpa-1 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein alpha-1 subunit Caenorhabditis elegans SS
P28052 gpa-3 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein alpha-3 subunit Caenorhabditis elegans SS
P51875 goa-1 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G Caenorhabditis elegans SS
P91907 gpa-15 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein alpha-15 subunit Caenorhabditis elegans SS
Q20907 gpa-8 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein alpha-8 subunit Caenorhabditis elegans PR
Q21917 gpa-7 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein alpha-7 subunit Caenorhabditis elegans SS
Q93743 gpa-6 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein alpha-6 subunit Caenorhabditis elegans SS
Q9BIG4 gpa-10 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein alpha-10 subunit Caenorhabditis elegans PR
Q9BIG5 gpa-4 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein alpha-4 subunit Caenorhabditis elegans SS
Q9N2V6 gpa-16 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein alpha-16 subunit Caenorhabditis elegans SS
Q9XTB2 gpa-13 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein alpha-13 subunit Caenorhabditis elegans SS
O76584 gpa-11 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein alpha-11 subunit Caenorhabditis elegans SS
P49084 GPA1 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein alpha-1 subunit Glycine max (Soybean) (Glycine hispida) SS
P93163 GPA2 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein alpha-2 subunit Glycine max (Soybean) (Glycine hispida) SS
O80462 XLG1 Extra-large guanine nucleotide-binding protein 1 Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) PR
P18064 GPA1 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein alpha-1 subunit Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) SS
P26981 GPA1 Guanine nucleotide-binding protein alpha-1 subunit Solanum lycopersicum (Tomato) (Lycopersicon esculentum) SS
10 20 30 40 50 60
MGSCQSNENS EGNARNKEIE KQLNADKRAG SSIVKLLLLG AGECGKSTVL KQMQILHSNG
70 80 90 100 110 120
FTEEEVNEKR AIVYNNTVSA MCTILRAMDG VLHLPLENGQ KEAEKAIVMK VQENGEEGEA
130 140 150 160 170 180
LTEEVSKAIQ SLWADPGVKK AFEMRSEYQL PDSAKYFLDN CQRISEPGYR PNDQDILYSR
190 200 210 220 230 240
VATTGVVEVK FKIKELDFRV FDVGGQRSER RKWIHCFDNV ESIIFITAIS EYDQVLFEDE
250 260 270 280 290 300
TTNRMIESMQ LFNSICNSTW FLSTAMILFM NKKDLFMEKI QRVNITTAFP DYEGGQNYEE
310 320 330 340 350
AVSFIKQKFA ELNLNPDKKT IYMHETCATD TNQVQLVISS VIDTIIQKNL QKAGMM