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 example
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 administration
1999
Regulation of endothelium-derived nitric oxide production by the protein kinase Akt
Fulton D, Gratton J, McCabe T, Fontana J, Fujio Y, Walsh K, Franke T, Papapetropoulos A, Sessa W. Regulation of endothelium-derived nitric oxide production by the protein kinase Akt. Nature 1999, 399: 597-601. PMID: 10376602, PMCID: PMC3637917, DOI: 10.1038/21218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinase AktKinase AktSerine/threonine protein kinase AktMutant eNOSRole of phosphorylationEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseSerine 1179Akt substrateSignal transductionGene transferAktAdenovirus-mediated gene transferPhosphorylationGrowth factorVascular endothelial growth factorEndothelial cellsRegulationSynthase isoformsEndothelial growth factorNitric oxide productionTransductionVascular remodellingOxide productionIsoformsProduction