GNAO1

UniProt ID: P09471
Organism: Homo sapiens
Review Status: COMPLETE
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Gene Description

GNAO1 encodes the Go alpha subunit, an abundant neuronal heterotrimeric G protein that switches between GDP- and GTP-bound states to transmit receptor signals. Go participates in neurotransmitter-receptor control of channels, vesicle release and cAMP signaling, with different alpha isoforms and cellular contexts determining the output. Cellular suppression of cAMP can involve beta/gamma availability and pathway coupling rather than direct inhibition of every cyclase isoform. Go is prominent at neuronal plasma membranes and synapses and also regulates endocrine secretory-vesicle docking.

Existing Annotations Review

GO Term Evidence Action Reason
GO:0003924 GTPase activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
ACCEPT
Summary: GNAO1 is a guanine-nucleotide-binding G alpha subunit that switches between GDP- and GTP-bound states and hydrolyzes bound GTP.
Reason: Receptor/effector biochemistry and nucleotide-state experiments support the intrinsic molecular switch. This is distinct from the GAP activity of RGS proteins; activated or nucleotide-defective mutants are controls, not substitutes for the wild-type function.
GO:0003924 GTPase activity
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
ACCEPT
Summary: GNAO1 is a guanine-nucleotide-binding G alpha subunit that switches between GDP- and GTP-bound states and hydrolyzes bound GTP.
Reason: Receptor/effector biochemistry and nucleotide-state experiments support the intrinsic molecular switch. This is distinct from the GAP activity of RGS proteins; activated or nucleotide-defective mutants are controls, not substitutes for the wild-type function.
GO:0003924 GTPase activity
TAS
PMID:1899283
Different forms of Go alpha mRNA arise by alternative splici...
ACCEPT
Summary: GNAO1 is a guanine-nucleotide-binding G alpha subunit that switches between GDP- and GTP-bound states and hydrolyzes bound GTP.
Reason: Receptor/effector biochemistry and nucleotide-state experiments support the intrinsic molecular switch. This is distinct from the GAP activity of RGS proteins; activated or nucleotide-defective mutants are controls, not substitutes for the wild-type function.
GO:0003925 G protein activity
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: GNAO1 is a guanine-nucleotide-binding G alpha subunit that switches between GDP- and GTP-bound states and hydrolyzes bound GTP.
Reason: Receptor/effector biochemistry and nucleotide-state experiments support the intrinsic molecular switch. This is distinct from the GAP activity of RGS proteins; activated or nucleotide-defective mutants are controls, not substitutes for the wild-type function.
GO:0003925 G protein activity
IDA
PMID:33408414
Structures of the glucocorticoid-bound adhesion receptor GPR...
ACCEPT
Summary: GNAO1 is a guanine-nucleotide-binding G alpha subunit that switches between GDP- and GTP-bound states and hydrolyzes bound GTP.
Reason: Receptor/effector biochemistry and nucleotide-state experiments support the intrinsic molecular switch. This is distinct from the GAP activity of RGS proteins; activated or nucleotide-defective mutants are controls, not substitutes for the wild-type function.
GO:0003925 G protein activity
IDA
PMID:39103320
A neurodevelopmental disorder mutation locks G proteins in t...
ACCEPT
Summary: GNAO1 is a guanine-nucleotide-binding G alpha subunit that switches between GDP- and GTP-bound states and hydrolyzes bound GTP.
Reason: Receptor/effector biochemistry and nucleotide-state experiments support the intrinsic molecular switch. This is distinct from the GAP activity of RGS proteins; activated or nucleotide-defective mutants are controls, not substitutes for the wild-type function.
GO:0003925 G protein activity
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
ACCEPT
Summary: GNAO1 is a guanine-nucleotide-binding G alpha subunit that switches between GDP- and GTP-bound states and hydrolyzes bound GTP.
Reason: Receptor/effector biochemistry and nucleotide-state experiments support the intrinsic molecular switch. This is distinct from the GAP activity of RGS proteins; activated or nucleotide-defective mutants are controls, not substitutes for the wild-type function.
GO:0003925 G protein activity
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
ACCEPT
Summary: GNAO1 is a guanine-nucleotide-binding G alpha subunit that switches between GDP- and GTP-bound states and hydrolyzes bound GTP.
Reason: Receptor/effector biochemistry and nucleotide-state experiments support the intrinsic molecular switch. This is distinct from the GAP activity of RGS proteins; activated or nucleotide-defective mutants are controls, not substitutes for the wild-type function.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:17500595
Huntingtin interacting proteins are genetic modifiers of neu...
REMOVE
Summary: The physical interactions are not denied.
Reason: Remove bare protein binding under the project policy while retaining specific receptor, beta/gamma and effector functions supported independently.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:32814053
Interactome Mapping Provides a Network of Neurodegenerative ...
REMOVE
Summary: The physical interactions are not denied.
Reason: Remove bare protein binding under the project policy while retaining specific receptor, beta/gamma and effector functions supported independently.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:32814053
Interactome Mapping Provides a Network of Neurodegenerative ...
REMOVE
Summary: The physical interactions are not denied.
Reason: Remove bare protein binding under the project policy while retaining specific receptor, beta/gamma and effector functions supported independently.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:32814053
Interactome Mapping Provides a Network of Neurodegenerative ...
REMOVE
Summary: The physical interactions are not denied.
Reason: Remove bare protein binding under the project policy while retaining specific receptor, beta/gamma and effector functions supported independently.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:32814053
Interactome Mapping Provides a Network of Neurodegenerative ...
REMOVE
Summary: The physical interactions are not denied.
Reason: Remove bare protein binding under the project policy while retaining specific receptor, beta/gamma and effector functions supported independently.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:32814053
Interactome Mapping Provides a Network of Neurodegenerative ...
REMOVE
Summary: The physical interactions are not denied.
Reason: Remove bare protein binding under the project policy while retaining specific receptor, beta/gamma and effector functions supported independently.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:32814053
Interactome Mapping Provides a Network of Neurodegenerative ...
REMOVE
Summary: The physical interactions are not denied.
Reason: Remove bare protein binding under the project policy while retaining specific receptor, beta/gamma and effector functions supported independently.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:32814053
Interactome Mapping Provides a Network of Neurodegenerative ...
REMOVE
Summary: The physical interactions are not denied.
Reason: Remove bare protein binding under the project policy while retaining specific receptor, beta/gamma and effector functions supported independently.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:32814053
Interactome Mapping Provides a Network of Neurodegenerative ...
REMOVE
Summary: The physical interactions are not denied.
Reason: Remove bare protein binding under the project policy while retaining specific receptor, beta/gamma and effector functions supported independently.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:32814053
Interactome Mapping Provides a Network of Neurodegenerative ...
REMOVE
Summary: The physical interactions are not denied.
Reason: Remove bare protein binding under the project policy while retaining specific receptor, beta/gamma and effector functions supported independently.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:33961781
Dual proteome-scale networks reveal cell-specific remodeling...
REMOVE
Summary: The physical interactions are not denied.
Reason: Remove bare protein binding under the project policy while retaining specific receptor, beta/gamma and effector functions supported independently.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:34685729
Pediatric Encephalopathy: Clinical, Biochemical and Cellular...
REMOVE
Summary: The physical interactions are not denied.
Reason: Remove bare protein binding under the project policy while retaining specific receptor, beta/gamma and effector functions supported independently.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:37207277
Using brain cell-type-specific protein interactomes to inter...
REMOVE
Summary: The physical interactions are not denied.
Reason: Remove bare protein binding under the project policy while retaining specific receptor, beta/gamma and effector functions supported independently.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:37776851
Analysis of proteome-wide degradation dynamics in ALS SOD1 i...
REMOVE
Summary: The physical interactions are not denied.
Reason: Remove bare protein binding under the project policy while retaining specific receptor, beta/gamma and effector functions supported independently.
GO:0005525 GTP binding
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
ACCEPT
Summary: GNAO1 is a guanine-nucleotide-binding G alpha subunit that switches between GDP- and GTP-bound states and hydrolyzes bound GTP.
Reason: Receptor/effector biochemistry and nucleotide-state experiments support the intrinsic molecular switch. This is distinct from the GAP activity of RGS proteins; activated or nucleotide-defective mutants are controls, not substitutes for the wild-type function.
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: The G alpha protein is an intracellular peripheral-membrane signaling component with a cytoplasmic pool.
Reason: Cytoplasm is compatible with membrane association and, where demonstrated, other intracellular pools; no exclusive localization is inferred.
GO:0005834 heterotrimeric G-protein complex
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: The GDP-state G alpha subunit associates with a G beta/gamma dimer to form a functional heterotrimer.
Reason: Receptor-coupling and structural/reconstitution experiments support this assembly and beta/gamma binding as integral functions. A particular experimental beta/gamma combination does not imply universal interchangeability.
GO:0005834 heterotrimeric G-protein complex
IDA
PMID:29925951
Cryo-EM structure of the serotonin 5-HT(1B) receptor coupled...
ACCEPT
Summary: The GDP-state G alpha subunit associates with a G beta/gamma dimer to form a functional heterotrimer.
Reason: Receptor-coupling and structural/reconstitution experiments support this assembly and beta/gamma binding as integral functions. A particular experimental beta/gamma combination does not imply universal interchangeability.
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
IDA
PMID:34685729
Pediatric Encephalopathy: Clinical, Biochemical and Cellular...
MODIFY
Summary: The independently supported plasma-membrane signaling pool lies on the cytoplasmic side, already represented separately in this record.
Reason: Refine this general membrane location while retaining other independently supported intracellular locations; the refinement does not assert exclusive residence.
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
IEA
GO_REF:0000044
MODIFY
Summary: The independently supported plasma-membrane signaling pool lies on the cytoplasmic side, already represented separately in this record.
Reason: Refine this general membrane location while retaining other independently supported intracellular locations; the refinement does not assert exclusive residence.
Propagation Review
Root cause: TERM SCOPING PROBLEM
Sources checked:
UniProtKB-SubCell:SL-0039 SUPPORTS TRANSFER
The independently supported plasma-membrane signaling pool lies on the cytoplasmic side, already represented separately in this record. Refine this general membrane location while retaining other independently supported intracellular locations; the refinement does not assert exclusive residence.
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-3965444
MODIFY
Summary: The independently supported plasma-membrane signaling pool lies on the cytoplasmic side, already represented separately in this record.
Reason: Refine this general membrane location while retaining other independently supported intracellular locations; the refinement does not assert exclusive residence.
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
TAS
Reactome:R-HSA-3965447
MODIFY
Summary: The independently supported plasma-membrane signaling pool lies on the cytoplasmic side, already represented separately in this record.
Reason: Refine this general membrane location while retaining other independently supported intracellular locations; the refinement does not assert exclusive residence.
GO:0006936 muscle contraction
TAS
PMID:9050846
G alpha(o) is necessary for muscarinic regulation of Ca2+ ch...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Native mouse Go loss disrupts muscarinic regulation of ventricular L-type calcium currents, providing a signaling mechanism affecting cardiac contraction.
Reason: Retain this regulatory contribution to the physiological process, not a claim that Go is part of the contractile filament.
Supporting Evidence:
GO:0007165 signal transduction
IEA
GO_REF:0000002
MODIFY
Summary: The protein directly transduces signals through heterotrimeric G protein-coupled receptor signaling.
Reason: Refine generic signal transduction to the established receptor pathway without excluding additional receptor-independent functions.
Propagation Review
Root cause: TERM SCOPING PROBLEM
Sources checked:
InterPro:IPR011025 SUPPORTS TRANSFER
The protein directly transduces signals through heterotrimeric G protein-coupled receptor signaling. Refine generic signal transduction to the established receptor pathway without excluding additional receptor-independent functions.
GO:0007186 G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
ACCEPT
Summary: Receptor-dependent nucleotide exchange and effector coupling establish direct participation in GPCR signaling.
Reason: Individual receptor preferences and physiological contexts must be established separately rather than inferred from the whole G protein family.
GO:0007188 adenylate cyclase-modulating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway
IEA
GO_REF:0000002
ACCEPT
Summary: Go modulates cellular cAMP signaling through receptor/cell-dependent mechanisms.
Reason: Native neuronal and biochemical experiments separate effects on Gi/beta-gamma coupling from direct cyclase regulation; Go is not a universal direct cyclase inhibitor.
Supporting Evidence:
GO:0007193 adenylate cyclase-inhibiting G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway
IDA
PMID:29925951
Cryo-EM structure of the serotonin 5-HT(1B) receptor coupled...
ACCEPT
Summary: Receptor-coupled Go supports inhibition of cellular cAMP in defined systems, including wild-type Go/M4 reporter assays and neuronal dopamine signaling.
Reason: Purified Go has limited isoform-specific effects, and the cellular phenotype does not establish direct Go inhibition of ADCY6. Structural receptor complexes establish reception, not the downstream enzyme mechanism by themselves.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:8119955
Type II adenylyl cyclase appears to be immune to inhibition by these proteins
GO:0007193 adenylate cyclase-inhibiting G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway
IDA
PMID:33408414
Structures of the glucocorticoid-bound adhesion receptor GPR...
ACCEPT
Summary: Receptor-coupled Go supports inhibition of cellular cAMP in defined systems, including wild-type Go/M4 reporter assays and neuronal dopamine signaling.
Reason: Purified Go has limited isoform-specific effects, and the cellular phenotype does not establish direct Go inhibition of ADCY6. Structural receptor complexes establish reception, not the downstream enzyme mechanism by themselves.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:8119955
Type II adenylyl cyclase appears to be immune to inhibition by these proteins
GO:0007193 adenylate cyclase-inhibiting G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway
IDA
PMID:39103320
A neurodevelopmental disorder mutation locks G proteins in t...
ACCEPT
Summary: Receptor-coupled Go supports inhibition of cellular cAMP in defined systems, including wild-type Go/M4 reporter assays and neuronal dopamine signaling.
Reason: Purified Go has limited isoform-specific effects, and the cellular phenotype does not establish direct Go inhibition of ADCY6. Structural receptor complexes establish reception, not the downstream enzyme mechanism by themselves.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:8119955
Type II adenylyl cyclase appears to be immune to inhibition by these proteins
GO:0007195 adenylate cyclase-inhibiting dopamine receptor signaling pathway
IDA
PMID:39103320
A neurodevelopmental disorder mutation locks G proteins in t...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Native neuronal and receptor-coupling experiments support Go regulation of dopamine-linked cAMP signaling.
Reason: Disease-mutant comparisons must be distinguished from wild-type transduction, and Go effects can depend on beta/gamma-mediated cyclase modulation rather than direct catalytic-site inhibition.
Supporting Evidence:
GO:0007198 adenylate cyclase-inhibiting serotonin receptor signaling pathway
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: The 5-HT1B–Go complex and inherited signaling evidence support a serotonin-receptor implementation of the Gi/o-linked inhibitory pathway.
Reason: The engineered structural complex is receptor-coupling evidence; cellular inhibition should not be restated as proof of purified Go inhibition of every cyclase.
Supporting Evidence:
GO:0007198 adenylate cyclase-inhibiting serotonin receptor signaling pathway
IDA
PMID:29925951
Cryo-EM structure of the serotonin 5-HT(1B) receptor coupled...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: The 5-HT1B–Go complex and inherited signaling evidence support a serotonin-receptor implementation of the Gi/o-linked inhibitory pathway.
Reason: The engineered structural complex is receptor-coupling evidence; cellular inhibition should not be restated as proof of purified Go inhibition of every cyclase.
Supporting Evidence:
GO:0007212 G protein-coupled dopamine receptor signaling pathway
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Native neuronal and receptor-coupling experiments support Go regulation of dopamine-linked cAMP signaling.
Reason: Disease-mutant comparisons must be distinguished from wild-type transduction, and Go effects can depend on beta/gamma-mediated cyclase modulation rather than direct catalytic-site inhibition.
Supporting Evidence:
GO:0009898 cytoplasmic side of plasma membrane
IDA
PMID:33408414
Structures of the glucocorticoid-bound adhesion receptor GPR...
ACCEPT
Summary: The intracellular G alpha–beta/gamma complex contacts the cytoplasmic receptor surface and intracellular effectors.
Reason: Receptor-complex structures, membrane targeting and signaling experiments support the cytoplasmic plasma-membrane face.
GO:0009898 cytoplasmic side of plasma membrane
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
ACCEPT
Summary: The intracellular G alpha–beta/gamma complex contacts the cytoplasmic receptor surface and intracellular effectors.
Reason: Receptor-complex structures, membrane targeting and signaling experiments support the cytoplasmic plasma-membrane face.
GO:0019001 guanyl nucleotide binding
IEA
GO_REF:0000002
MODIFY
Summary: The conserved guanine-nucleotide pocket binds GTP during activation and GDP in the inactive state.
Reason: Refine the generic nucleotide-binding term to these two chemically defined ligands, preserving both halves of the switch.
Propagation Review
Root cause: TERM SCOPING PROBLEM
Sources checked:
InterPro:IPR001019 SUPPORTS TRANSFER
The conserved guanine-nucleotide pocket binds GTP during activation and GDP in the inactive state. Refine the generic nucleotide-binding term to these two chemically defined ligands, preserving both halves of the switch.
Proposed replacements: GTP binding GDP binding
GO:0030425 dendrite
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Native mouse cerebellar and retinal immunolocalization supports dendritic and neuronal-soma pools.
Reason: Retain these conserved locations with cell-type and developmental-stage limits.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:34248508
preferentially localized on the cytoplasmic face of the plasma membrane
GO:0031683 G-protein beta/gamma-subunit complex binding
IEA
GO_REF:0000002
ACCEPT
Summary: The GDP-state G alpha subunit associates with a G beta/gamma dimer to form a functional heterotrimer.
Reason: Receptor-coupling and structural/reconstitution experiments support this assembly and beta/gamma binding as integral functions. A particular experimental beta/gamma combination does not imply universal interchangeability.
GO:0031852 mu-type opioid receptor binding
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: The curated PAINT assertion at PTN000026844 identifies conserved receptor-class binding in the Go clade.
Reason: The traced rat primaries measure Go co-precipitation with mu-opioid receptor and CRF receptor; the latter finds no sex/stress difference in Go association, not absence of association. Retain this conserved receptor-class binding with co-complex and species limits rather than claim purified human binary affinity.
Supporting Evidence:
GO:0042734 presynaptic membrane
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Native mouse quantitative immunoelectron microscopy detects Go on neuronal membranes, including pre/post-synaptic compartments, glutamatergic parallel-fiber/Purkinje contacts and GABAB-associated sites.
Reason: Retain the conserved synaptic locations without transferring every mouse ultrastructural observation as a direct human measurement.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:34248508
preferentially localized on the cytoplasmic face of the plasma membrane
GO:0044297 cell body
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Native mouse cerebellar and retinal immunolocalization supports dendritic and neuronal-soma pools.
Reason: Retain these conserved locations with cell-type and developmental-stage limits.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:34248508
preferentially localized on the cytoplasmic face of the plasma membrane
GO:0045211 postsynaptic membrane
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Native mouse quantitative immunoelectron microscopy detects Go on neuronal membranes, including pre/post-synaptic compartments, glutamatergic parallel-fiber/Purkinje contacts and GABAB-associated sites.
Reason: Retain the conserved synaptic locations without transferring every mouse ultrastructural observation as a direct human measurement.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:34248508
preferentially localized on the cytoplasmic face of the plasma membrane
GO:0046676 negative regulation of insulin secretion
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Pancreatic-cell-specific mouse Go deletion enhances insulin secretion and increases docked vesicles without preventing endocrine differentiation.
Reason: Retain the conserved inhibitory secretory role with a docking mechanism, not a direct insulin-binding or biosynthetic function.
Supporting Evidence:
GO:0046929 negative regulation of neurotransmitter secretion
ISS
GO_REF:0000024
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: PTX-resistant Go rescue in native rat hippocampal neurons establishes participation in receptor-mediated presynaptic inhibition.
Reason: RGS-insensitive mutants alter kinetics, supporting regulated signal duration rather than a direct vesicle-cleaving activity.
Supporting Evidence:
GO:0051430 corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1 binding
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: The curated PAINT assertion at PTN000026844 identifies conserved receptor-class binding in the Go clade.
Reason: The traced rat primaries measure Go co-precipitation with mu-opioid receptor and CRF receptor; the latter finds no sex/stress difference in Go association, not absence of association. Retain this conserved receptor-class binding with co-complex and species limits rather than claim purified human binary affinity.
Supporting Evidence:
GO:0071867 response to monoamine
IEA
GO_REF:0000117
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Go transduces dopamine and serotonin receptor signals in direct receptor/cellular studies.
Reason: Retain response to monoamine as a peripheral physiological description, not monoamine transport or synthesis.
Supporting Evidence:
GO:0098688 parallel fiber to Purkinje cell synapse
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Native mouse quantitative immunoelectron microscopy detects Go on neuronal membranes, including pre/post-synaptic compartments, glutamatergic parallel-fiber/Purkinje contacts and GABAB-associated sites.
Reason: Retain the conserved synaptic locations without transferring every mouse ultrastructural observation as a direct human measurement.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:34248508
preferentially localized on the cytoplasmic face of the plasma membrane
GO:0098978 glutamatergic synapse
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Native mouse quantitative immunoelectron microscopy detects Go on neuronal membranes, including pre/post-synaptic compartments, glutamatergic parallel-fiber/Purkinje contacts and GABAB-associated sites.
Reason: Retain the conserved synaptic locations without transferring every mouse ultrastructural observation as a direct human measurement.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:34248508
preferentially localized on the cytoplasmic face of the plasma membrane
GO:0098982 GABA-ergic synapse
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Native mouse quantitative immunoelectron microscopy detects Go on neuronal membranes, including pre/post-synaptic compartments, glutamatergic parallel-fiber/Purkinje contacts and GABAB-associated sites.
Reason: Retain the conserved synaptic locations without transferring every mouse ultrastructural observation as a direct human measurement.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:34248508
preferentially localized on the cytoplasmic face of the plasma membrane
GO:0099170 postsynaptic modulation of chemical synaptic transmission
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Native striatal Go loss and optical cAMP measurements establish postsynaptic neuromodulatory effects.
Reason: The mechanism involves receptor/cyclase coupling and beta/gamma regulation; it is not reducible to universal direct Go inhibition of cyclase.
Supporting Evidence:

Core Functions

A heterotrimeric G alpha molecular switch couples activated GPCRs to intracellular effectors through GDP/GTP exchange and GTP hydrolysis; receptor and effector selectivity remain protein- and context-dependent.

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