2011
Splice isoform estrogen receptors as integral transmembrane proteins
Kim KH, Toomre D, Bender JR. Splice isoform estrogen receptors as integral transmembrane proteins. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2011, 22: 4415-4423. PMID: 21937726, PMCID: PMC3216666, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e11-05-0416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSplice isoformsTotal internal reflection fluorescence microscopySteroid hormone receptorsIntegral transmembrane proteinN-terminal ectodomainReflection fluorescence microscopyHormone receptorsTransmembrane proteinPlasma membraneProtein structureHuman endothelial cellsLigand engagementPotential novel therapeutic targetER46Fluorescence microscopyNovel therapeutic targetEcliptic pHluorinActivation signalsEndothelial nitric oxide synthase activationEstrogen receptor αENOS activationReceptor αIsoformsTherapeutic targetNitric oxide synthase activation
2006
Nitric oxide synthase generates nitric oxide locally to regulate compartmentalized protein S-nitrosylation and protein trafficking
Iwakiri Y, Satoh A, Chatterjee S, Toomre DK, Chalouni CM, Fulton D, Groszmann RJ, Shah VH, Sessa WC. Nitric oxide synthase generates nitric oxide locally to regulate compartmentalized protein S-nitrosylation and protein trafficking. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 19777-19782. PMID: 17170139, PMCID: PMC1750883, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0605907103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCattleCell LineChlorocebus aethiopsGolgi ApparatusKineticsNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIProtein TransportS-NitrosothiolsConceptsProtein S-nitrosylationS-nitrosylationN-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factorPlasma membrane caveolaeAlters protein functionSpecific cysteine residuesSpecific posttranslational modificationsSpecific S-nitrosylationS-nitrosylation reactionsIntracellular transport processesProtein traffickingMembrane caveolaeProtein functionProtein transportPosttranslational modificationsCysteine residuesPlasma membraneTarget proteinsENOS localizationGolgi apparatusEndoplasmic reticulumGolgiDiffusible natureNOS actionGenerate nitric oxide