2016
Two functionally distinct pools of eNOS in endothelium are facilitated by myoendothelial junction lipid composition
Biwer L, Taddeo E, Kenwood B, Hoehn K, Straub A, Isakson B. Two functionally distinct pools of eNOS in endothelium are facilitated by myoendothelial junction lipid composition. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 2016, 1861: 671-679. PMID: 27106139, PMCID: PMC4869716, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2016.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiological TransportBradykininCalciumCalcium SignalingCell CommunicationCoculture TechniquesCyclic GMPDiglyceridesEgtazic AcidEndoplasmic ReticulumEndothelial CellsGap JunctionsGene Expression RegulationHumansInositol 1,4,5-TrisphosphateMacrocyclic CompoundsMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIOxazolesPhenylephrinePhosphatidylserinesPhosphorylationPrimary Cell CultureProtein Kinase CProtein Kinase InhibitorsThapsigargin
2014
Regulation of Cellular Communication by Signaling Microdomains in the Blood Vessel Wall
Billaud M, Lohman A, Johnstone S, Biwer L, Mutchler S, Isakson B. Regulation of Cellular Communication by Signaling Microdomains in the Blood Vessel Wall. Pharmacological Reviews 2014, 66: 513-569. PMID: 24671377, PMCID: PMC3973613, DOI: 10.1124/pr.112.007351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular communicationAccumulation of proteinsMechanism of exocytosisSignaling microdomainProper vascular functionPlasma membraneBlood vessel wallCell typesIon channelsMicrodomainsGap junctionsOxygen speciesPotassium channelsVon Willebrand factorPlethora of meansRegulationSpecific regionsEssential componentVessel wall functionWillebrand factorParacrine releaseImportant roleVessel wallExocytosisEndothelium-derived hyperpolarization