2001
Distinction between signaling mechanisms in lipid rafts vs. caveolae
Sowa G, Pypaert M, Sessa W. Distinction between signaling mechanisms in lipid rafts vs. caveolae. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2001, 98: 14072-14077. PMID: 11707586, PMCID: PMC61169, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.241409998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCav-1Raft domainsLipid raftsCholesterol-rich lipid raft domainsLipid raft domainsCaveolae assemblyEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseCaveolae biogenesisAcylated proteinsSignal transductionSpatial regulationPlasma membraneNegative regulationCaveolin-1CaveolaeFirst clear exampleRaftsPhysical interactionProteinCellsRegulationENOS functionBiogenesisDomainClear exampleThe 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
2000
In vivo delivery of the caveolin-1 scaffolding domain inhibits nitric oxide synthesis and reduces inflammation
Bucci M, Gratton J, Rudic R, Acevedo L, Roviezzo F, Cirino G, Sessa W. In vivo delivery of the caveolin-1 scaffolding domain inhibits nitric oxide synthesis and reduces inflammation. Nature Medicine 2000, 6: 1362-1367. PMID: 11100121, DOI: 10.1038/82176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaveolin-1Signal transductionSmall-molecule mimicryCaveolae assemblyInternalization sequenceCoat proteinEndothelial cellsPhysiological importanceEndothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) inhibitorTransductionCholesterol transportNitric oxide synthase inhibitorChimeric peptideInhibits nitric oxide synthesisOxide synthase inhibitorNitric oxide synthesisNew therapeutic approachesNitric oxide productionSelective inhibitionDomainPeptidesCaveolinAcute inflammationCellsSystemic administrationReconstitution of an Endothelial Nitric-oxide Synthase (eNOS), hsp90, and Caveolin-1 Complex in Vitro EVIDENCE THAT hsp90 FACILITATES CALMODULIN STIMULATED DISPLACEMENT OF eNOS FROM CAVEOLIN-1*
Gratton J, Fontana J, O'Connor D, Garcı́a-Cardeña G, McCabe T, Sessa W. Reconstitution of an Endothelial Nitric-oxide Synthase (eNOS), hsp90, and Caveolin-1 Complex in Vitro EVIDENCE THAT hsp90 FACILITATES CALMODULIN STIMULATED DISPLACEMENT OF eNOS FROM CAVEOLIN-1*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 275: 22268-22272. PMID: 10781589, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m001644200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseAssociation of eNOSNitric oxide synthaseLung microvascular endothelial cellsCaveolin-1Microvascular endothelial cellsENOS enzymatic activityAction of CaMBovine lung microvascular endothelial cellsENOS functionCalcium-activated calmodulinConcentration of CaMShock protein 90Addition of CaMEndothelial cellsVitro EvidenceCav-1Protein 90AssociationPresence of Hsp90Quantification of eNOS mRNA in the canine cardiac vasculature by competitive PCR
Fulton D, Papapetropoulos A, Zhang X, Catravas J, Hintze T, Sessa W. Quantification of eNOS mRNA in the canine cardiac vasculature by competitive PCR. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2000, 278: h658-h665. PMID: 10666099, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.278.2.h658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsENOS mRNACoronary arteryCoronary microvesselsLeft ventricleENOS cDNAEndothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) mRNANitric oxide synthase mRNAEndothelial cellsCanine aortic endothelial cellsRight coronary arteryENOS mRNA levelsEndothelial cell markersCompetitive PCRAortic endothelial cellsVon Willebrand factorVein endothelial cellsInducible NOSNeuronal NOSCanine vasculatureLarge arteriesCanine Left VentricleCell markersPathophysiological statesArteryCardiac vasculature
1999
Caveolins, Liquid-Ordered Domains, and Signal Transduction
Smart E, Graf G, McNiven M, Sessa W, Engelman J, Scherer P, Okamoto T, Lisanti M. Caveolins, Liquid-Ordered Domains, and Signal Transduction. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1999, 19: 7289-7304. PMID: 10523618, PMCID: PMC84723, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.19.11.7289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCodistribution of NOS and caveolin throughout peripheral vasculature and skeletal muscle of hamsters
Segal S, Brett S, Sessa W. Codistribution of NOS and caveolin throughout peripheral vasculature and skeletal muscle of hamsters. American Journal Of Physiology 1999, 277: h1167-h1177. PMID: 10484439, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1999.277.3.h1167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaveolin-3Caveolin-1Skeletal muscleCaveolin isoformsCoat proteinCaveolinFunctional interactionIntact organismEnzyme isoformsNitric oxide synthase activitySmooth muscle cellsMuscle fibersOxide synthase activityVascular smooth muscleSynthase activitySkeletal muscle fibersMuscle cellsIsoformsCell systemSystemic vasculatureVena cavaFemoral arteryAbdominal aortaPeripheral vasculatureEndothelial cells
1997
Dissecting the Interaction between Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS) and Caveolin FUNCTIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NOS CAVEOLIN BINDING DOMAININ VIVO *
Garcı́a-Cardeña G, Martasek P, Masters B, Skidd P, Couet J, Li S, Lisanti M, Sessa W. Dissecting the Interaction between Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS) and Caveolin FUNCTIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NOS CAVEOLIN BINDING DOMAININ VIVO *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1997, 272: 25437-25440. PMID: 9325253, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.41.25437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaveolin-1Peripheral membrane proteinsInteraction of eNOSC-terminal tailAmino acids 310Direct interactionCo-transfection experimentsSite-directed mutagenesisNovel functional roleEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseMolecular chaperonesCytoplasmic domainCaveolin isoformsDeletion mutantsMammalian cellsEndothelial cell lysatesGlutathione S-transferaseMembrane proteinsCaveolin-2Coat proteinNegative regulationCaveolin-3Endothelial cellsDirect bindingGolgi region
1996
Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Is Regulated by Tyrosine Phosphorylation and Interacts with Caveolin-1*
García-Cardeña G, Fan R, Stern D, Liu J, Sessa W. Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Is Regulated by Tyrosine Phosphorylation and Interacts with Caveolin-1*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1996, 271: 27237-27240. PMID: 8910295, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.44.27237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel regulatory mechanismTyrosine phosphorylationCaveolin-1Bovine aortic endothelial cellsRegulatory mechanismsProtein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitorCaveolin-interacting proteinsPhosphoamino acid analysisTyrosine phosphatase inhibitorTreatment of BAECBovine lung microvascular endothelial cellsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseSubcellular traffickingPhosphatase inhibitorCoat proteinEndothelial cellsMetabolic labelingSodium orthovanadatePhosphorylationCaveolaeAortic endothelial cellsLung microvascular endothelial cellsProteinAcid analysisImmunoprecipitation