2001
Heat Shock Protein 90 Mediates the Balance of Nitric Oxide and Superoxide Anion from Endothelial Nitric-oxide Synthase*
Pritchard K, Ackerman A, Gross E, Stepp D, Shi Y, Fontana J, Baker J, Sessa W. Heat Shock Protein 90 Mediates the Balance of Nitric Oxide and Superoxide Anion from Endothelial Nitric-oxide Synthase*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 17621-17624. PMID: 11278264, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c100084200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseBovine coronary endothelial cellsNitric oxide synthaseHeat shock protein 90Shock protein 90Nitric oxidePhospho-eNOS levelsCoronary endothelial cellsProtein 90ENOS activityAssociation of hsp90Calcium ionophoreEndothelial cellsNitrite productionVascular biologySuperoxide anionAssociationPretreatmentHsp90Synthase
1998
Neuronal nitric oxide synthase is expressed in principal cell of collecting duct
Wang X, Lu M, Gao Y, Papapetropoulos A, Sessa W, Wang W. Neuronal nitric oxide synthase is expressed in principal cell of collecting duct. American Journal Of Physiology 1998, 275: f395-f399. PMID: 9729512, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1998.275.3.f395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuronal nitric oxide synthaseEndothelial nitric oxide synthasePresence of nNOSNitric oxide synthaseOxide synthasePrincipal cellsImmunocytochemical studyPresence of mRNART-PCR techniqueRat neuronal nitric oxide synthaseNegative immunostainingNNOS antibodyRat CCDRat kidneyImmunocytochemical methodsRT-PCRImmunoreactivityRatsDietCellsLight microscopyDuctSynthaseGene-specific primersKidneyDynamic 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
1997
P-1 Dynamic Movement of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase between Golgi and Plasma Membrane of Living Cell
Liu. J, Hughes T, Sessa W. P-1 Dynamic Movement of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase between Golgi and Plasma Membrane of Living Cell. Journal Of Pharmacological Sciences 1997, 75: 23. DOI: 10.1016/s0021-5198(19)41502-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Characterization of Bovine Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Expressed inE. coli
Martasek P, Liu Q, Liu J, Roman L, Gross S, Sessa W, Masters B. Characterization of Bovine Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Expressed inE. coli. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1996, 219: 359-365. PMID: 8604992, DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1996.0238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE. coliBaculovirus expression systemBovine endothelial nitric oxide synthaseSDS/PAGEHEK-293 cellsChaperonin GroELHeterologous expressionRecombinant enzymeExpression systemExpression vectorActive enzymeFormation assaysEnzymatic activityColiEnzymeTissue sourcesEndothelial constitutive nitric oxide synthaseProteinSingle bandSynthaseNitric oxide synthaseAbsorbance maximumEndothelial nitric oxide synthasePalmitoylation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Is Necessary for Optimal Stimulated Release of Nitric Oxide: Implications for Caveolae Localization †
Liu J, García-Cardeña G, Sessa W. Palmitoylation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Is Necessary for Optimal Stimulated Release of Nitric Oxide: Implications for Caveolae Localization †. Biochemistry 1996, 35: 13277-13281. PMID: 8873592, DOI: 10.1021/bi961720e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalmitoylation-deficient mutantMembrane associationN-myristoylationWT enzymeLocalization of eNOSActivation of eNOSEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseCaveolae membranesCaveolar localizationPalmitoylationCysteine palmitoylationWT proteinGolgi complexMutantsIntact cellsCaveolaeVivo significanceHigh saltEnzymeCellsSynthaseNitric oxide synthaseTriton XLocalizationImportant role
1995
The Golgi Association of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Is Necessary for the Efficient Synthesis of Nitric Oxide(∗)
Sessa W, Garca-Cardea G, Liu J, Keh A, Pollock J, Bradley J, Thiru S, Braverman I, Desai K. The Golgi Association of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Is Necessary for the Efficient Synthesis of Nitric Oxide(∗). Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1995, 270: 17641-17644. PMID: 7543089, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.30.17641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHEK-293 cellsHeterologous expression systemEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseNovel GolgiGolgi associationExpression systemIntracellular signalsCultured endothelial cellsGolgiIntact blood vesselsEnzymeParticulate enzymeProteinEndothelial cellsCellsSynthaseNitric oxide synthaseOxide synthaseBlood vesselsCompartmentalizationNitric oxideTarget