N-terminal polybasic motifs are required for plasma membrane localization of Galpha(s) and Galpha(q).

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Heterotrimeric G proteins typically localize at the cytoplasmic face of the plasma membrane where they interact with heptahelical receptors. For G protein alpha subunits, multiple membrane targeting signals, including myristoylation, palmitoylation, and interaction with betagamma subunits, facilitate membrane localization. Here we show that an additional membrane targeting signal, an N-terminal polybasic region,...

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