The G protein ␥13 subunit (G␥13) is expressed in taste and retinal and neuronal tissues and plays a key role in taste transduction. We identified PSD95, Veli-2, and other PDZ domain-containing proteins as binding partners for G␥13 by yeast two-hybrid and pulldown assays. In two-hybrid assays, G␥13 interacted specifically with the third PDZ domain of PSD95, the sole PDZ domain of Veli-2, and the third PDZ domain of SAP97, a PSD95-related protein. G␥13 did not interact with the other PDZ domains of PSD95. Coexpression of G␥13 with its G1 partner did not interfere with these two-hybrid interactions. The physical interaction of G␥13 with PSD95 in the cellular milieu was confirmed in pull-down assays following heterologous expression in HEK293 cells. The interaction of G␥13 with the PDZ domain of PSD95 was via the C-terminal CAAX tail of G␥13 (where AA indicates the aliphatic amino acid); alanine substitution of the CTAL sequence at the C terminus of G␥13 abolished its interactions with PSD95 in twohybrid and pull-down assays. Veli-2 and SAP97 were identified in taste tissue and in G␥13-expressing taste cells. Coimmunoprecipitation of G␥13 and PSD95 from brain and of G␥13 and SAP97 from taste tissue indicates that G␥13 interacts with these proteins endogenously. This is the first demonstration that PDZ domain proteins interact with heterotrimeric G proteins via the CAAX tail of G␥ subunits. The interaction of G␥13 with PDZ domain-containing proteins may provide a means to target particular G␥ subunits to specific subcellular locations and/or macromolecular complexes involved in signaling pathways.A sophisticated and ordered protein network is essential to the proper functioning of cells. Precise assembly of individual components, through targeting and anchoring of proteins within designated subcellular compartments, ensures the integrity of these networks (1, 2). Specific protein-protein interactions are important for accomplishing this complex task. For example, PSD95 (postsynaptic density protein 95, also called SAP90), a member of the MAGUK (membrane-associated guanylate kinase) protein family (3), helps to assemble a complex postsynaptic protein network via its interactions with several different proteins. Some of these interactions rely on three PDZ domains (named after PSD95, Disc-large, and ZO-1) located in the N-terminal half of PSD95. PDZ domains function as protein-protein interaction modules and consist of about 90 amino acids (4 -6).PDZ domains typically bind to the extreme C terminus of a target protein in a sequence-specific manner. The PDZ domains of PSD95 recognize a canonical -X(S/T)XA motif (where X represents any amino acid and A represents an aliphatic amino acid). PDZ domains have been identified in proteins in bacteria, yeast, Drosophila, metazoans, and plants and comprise the most common protein module identified in the sequenced genome (4, 6). In addition to their affinity for C-terminal motifs, PDZ domains can also bind to internal sequences that mimic free C termini. Finally, PDZ domains c...