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Cholera toxin- and pertussis toxin-catalyzed ADP-ribosylation were used to identify and localize G protein substrates in Drosophila melanogaster and in Manduca sexta. Cholera toxin catalyzes ADP-ribosylation of 37 kDa and 50 kDa polypeptides, but these polypeptides are also substrates for an ADP-ribosyltransferase (EC 2.4.2.30) activity endogenous to the Drosophila extracts. Pertussis toxin modifies 37 kDa and 39 kDa polypeptides in Drosophila homogenates. The pattern of proteolysis of the 39 kDa pertussis toxin substrate is similar to that of mammalian Go and is influenced by guanyl nucleotide binding. The 39 kDa Go-like Drosophila and Manduca pertussis toxin substrates are found primarily in neural tissues. These studies provide further evidence that G proteins are present in Drosophila and that this organism can therefore be used to investigate the physiological roles of these enzymes using advanced genetic manipulations.
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