2001
Can modulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase explain the vasculoprotective actions of statins?
Sessa W. Can modulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase explain the vasculoprotective actions of statins? Trends In Molecular Medicine 2001, 7: 189-191. PMID: 11325618, DOI: 10.1016/s1471-4914(01)01985-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnticholesteremic AgentsEndothelium, VascularHumansHypolipidemic AgentsLipid MetabolismLovastatinModels, BiologicalNitric Oxide SynthaseNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIOxidative StressProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalRatsConceptsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseMainstay of therapyCoronary artery diseaseLipid-lowering effectsNitric oxide synthaseNitric oxide synthesisClass of drugsNitric oxide releaseArtery diseaseVasculoprotective actionsOxide synthaseBeneficial actionsOxide synthesisOxide releaseCellular mechanismsStatinsDrugsRecent insightsTherapyMainstayDisease
1999
Trafficking of Endothelial Nitric-oxide Synthase in Living Cells QUANTITATIVE EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THE ROLE OF PALMITOYLATION AS A KINETIC TRAPPING MECHANISM LIMITING MEMBRANE DIFFUSION*
Sowa G, Liu J, Papapetropoulos A, Rex-Haffner M, Hughes T, Sessa W. Trafficking of Endothelial Nitric-oxide Synthase in Living Cells QUANTITATIVE EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THE ROLE OF PALMITOYLATION AS A KINETIC TRAPPING MECHANISM LIMITING MEMBRANE DIFFUSION*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 22524-22531. PMID: 10428829, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.32.22524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membraneENOS-GFPFluorescent protein fusion constructsProtein-protein interactionsRole of palmitoylationProtein fusion constructsLipid bilayersRate of traffickingEndothelial cell line ECV304Endothelial nitric oxide synthasePalmitoylation stateCellular domainsFusion constructsPerinuclear regionLiving cellsProtein diffusionFluorescence recoveryRegulation of eNOSMembrane markersPalmitoylationMutantsGolgiTraffickingMembrane diffusionEndothelial cells