2001
The Sonic Hedgehog Receptor Patched Associates with Caveolin-1 in Cholesterol-rich Microdomains of the Plasma Membrane* 210
Karpen H, Bukowski J, Hughes T, Gratton J, Sessa W, Gailani M. The Sonic Hedgehog Receptor Patched Associates with Caveolin-1 in Cholesterol-rich Microdomains of the Plasma Membrane* 210. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 19503-19511. PMID: 11278759, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m010832200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBinding SitesBlotting, WesternCaveolin 1CaveolinsCell MembraneCholesterolCOS CellsDNA, ComplementaryDrosophila ProteinsElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelGlutathione TransferaseHumansImmunohistochemistryMembrane MicrodomainsMembrane ProteinsMicroscopy, ConfocalModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataMutationPatched ReceptorsPrecipitin TestsProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryProtein TransportReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSignal TransductionSmoothened ReceptorSubcellular FractionsTime FactorsConceptsCholesterol-rich microdomainsRaft microdomainsCaveolin-1Receptor complexEarly embryonic patterningFractionation studiesHedgehog receptor complexCaveolin-enriched microdomainsBuoyant density fractionsEmbryonic patterningHh proteinsLipid raftsSubcellular localizationPlasma membranePatchedPlasmalemmal cholesterolProtein experimentsImmunoprecipitation studiesSmoothenedMicrodomainsConfocal microscopyImmunocytochemistry dataComplexesMembraneDrosophila
1999
Regulation of endothelium-derived nitric oxide production by the protein kinase Akt
Fulton D, Gratton J, McCabe T, Fontana J, Fujio Y, Walsh K, Franke T, Papapetropoulos A, Sessa W. Regulation of endothelium-derived nitric oxide production by the protein kinase Akt. Nature 1999, 399: 597-601. PMID: 10376602, PMCID: PMC3637917, DOI: 10.1038/21218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinase AktKinase AktSerine/threonine protein kinase AktMutant eNOSRole of phosphorylationEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseSerine 1179Akt substrateSignal transductionGene transferAktAdenovirus-mediated gene transferPhosphorylationGrowth factorVascular endothelial growth factorEndothelial cellsRegulationSynthase isoformsEndothelial growth factorNitric oxide productionTransductionVascular remodellingOxide productionIsoformsProduction
1998
Dynamic activation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase by Hsp90
García-Cardeña G, Fan R, Shah V, Sorrentino R, Cirino G, Papapetropoulos A, Sessa W. Dynamic activation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase by Hsp90. Nature 1998, 392: 821-824. PMID: 9580552, DOI: 10.1038/33934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticAortaBenzoquinonesCattleCell LineCOS CellsEndothelial Growth FactorsEndothelium, VascularEnzyme ActivationHistamineHSP90 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansLactams, MacrocyclicLymphokinesMuscle RelaxationNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthasePrecipitin TestsQuinonesRatsSignal TransductionStress, MechanicalTransfectionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth FactorsConceptsActivation of eNOSCellular targetsHeat shock protein 90Binding of HSP90Specific cellular targetsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseMolecular chaperonesHsp90 associatesSignaling proteinsProtein foldingProtein 90Mechanotransduction pathwaysENOS complexG proteinsFluid shear stressHsp90Activation statePrecise roleGrowth factorDynamic activationVascular endothelial growth factorSynthaseNitric oxide synthaseEndothelial growth factorActivation