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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-5-31
pubmed:abstractText
The cGMP-dependent protein kinase type I (cGKI) is a major mediator of NO/cGMP-induced vasorelaxation. Smooth muscle expresses two isoforms of cGKI, cGKIalpha and cGKIbeta, but the specific role of each isoform in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is poorly understood. We have used a genetic deletion/rescue strategy to analyze the functional significance of cGKI isoforms in the regulation of the cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration by NO/cGMP in VSMCs. Cultured mouse aortic VSMCs endogenously expressed both cGKIalpha and cGKIbeta. The NO donor diethylamine NONOate (DEA-NO) and the membrane-permeable cGMP analogue 8-bromo-cGMP inhibited noradrenaline-induced Ca(2+) transients in wild-type VSMCs but not in VSMCs genetically deficient for both cGKIalpha and cGKIbeta. The defective Ca(2+) regulation in cGKI-knockout cells could be rescued by transfection of a fusion construct consisting of cGKIalpha and enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) but not by a cGKIbeta-EGFP construct. Fluorescence imaging indicated that the cGKIalpha-EGFP fusion protein was concentrated in the perinuclear/endoplasmic reticulum region of live VSMCs, whereas the cGKIbeta-EGFP protein was more homogeneously distributed in the cytoplasm. These results suggest that one component of NO/cGMP-induced smooth muscle relaxation is the activation of the cGKIalpha isoform, which decreases the noradrenaline-stimulated cytosolic Ca(2+) level.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/1,1-diethyl-2-hydroxy-2-nitrosohydra..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/8-bromocyclic GMP, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calcium, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclic GMP, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Hydrazines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nitric Oxide Donors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nitrogen Oxides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Norepinephrine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protein Isoforms, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Recombinant Fusion Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/cGMP-dependent protein kinase Ialpha
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1524-4571
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
31
pubmed:volume
90
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1080-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12039797-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12039797-COS Cells, pubmed-meshheading:12039797-Calcium, pubmed-meshheading:12039797-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:12039797-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:12039797-Cyclic GMP, pubmed-meshheading:12039797-Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:12039797-Endoplasmic Reticulum, pubmed-meshheading:12039797-Hydrazines, pubmed-meshheading:12039797-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12039797-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:12039797-Muscle, Smooth, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:12039797-Nitric Oxide Donors, pubmed-meshheading:12039797-Nitrogen Oxides, pubmed-meshheading:12039797-Norepinephrine, pubmed-meshheading:12039797-Protein Isoforms, pubmed-meshheading:12039797-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12039797-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:12039797-Transfection
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Functional reconstitution of vascular smooth muscle cells with cGMP-dependent protein kinase I isoforms.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie der Technischen Universität München, Universität München, München, Germany. feil@ipt.med.tu-muenchen.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't