1997
The First 35 Amino Acids and Fatty Acylation Sites Determine the Molecular Targeting of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase into the Golgi Region of Cells: A Green Fluorescent Protein Study
Liu J, Hughes T, Sessa W. The First 35 Amino Acids and Fatty Acylation Sites Determine the Molecular Targeting of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase into the Golgi Region of Cells: A Green Fluorescent Protein Study. Journal Of Cell Biology 1997, 137: 1525-1535. PMID: 9199168, PMCID: PMC2137822, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.137.7.1525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalmitoylation-deficient mutantN-myristoylationNIH 3T3 cellsMembrane associationGolgi regionPalmitoylation sitesAmino acidsGreen fluorescent protein studiesGolgi complexFatty acylation sitesGFP fusion proteinBiochemical studiesFluorescent protein chimerasDiffuse fluorescence patternEndothelial cellsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseCytosolic natureGFP tagFatty acylationAcylated proteinsGolgi markersProtein chimerasIntracellular membranesAcylation siteIntracellular targeting
1996
Palmitoylation 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