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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
52
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-12-26
pubmed:abstractText
The endothelial isoform of nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) is a calcium/calmodulin-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of nitric oxide, a key mediator of vascular homeostasis. eNOS undergoes a variety of posttranslational modifications, including phosphorylation on at least three residues: serines 116 and 1179 and threonine 497. Although the agonist-modulated protein kinase pathways that lead to eNOS phosphorylation have been studied in detail, the signaling pathways governing eNOS dephosphorylation remain less well characterized. The present study identifies protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) as a key determinant of eNOS dephosphorylation and enzyme activity. We transfected bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAEC) with epitope-tagged cDNAs encoding wild-type eNOS or a series of phosphorylation-deficient eNOS mutants, immunoprecipitated [(32)P(i)] biosynthetically labeled recombinant proteins using antibodies directed against the epitope tag and treated the [(32)P(i)]-phosphorylated eNOS with protein phosphatases. We found that PP2A dephosphorylates eNOS residues threonine 497 and serine 1179 but not serine 116 and that an eNOS mutant lacking these three established phosphorylation sites is robustly labeled when expressed in BAEC and is dephosphorylated by PP2A. An inhibitor of PP2A increases eNOS enzymatic activity and augments overall levels of eNOS phosphorylation, specifically increasing phosphorylation of serines 116 and 1179. When transfected into BAEC or COS-7 cells, a "phospho-mimetic" eNOS mutant in which threonine 497 is changed to aspartate shows attenuated phosphorylation at serine 1179 as well as reduced enzyme activity in COS-7 cells. Our results indicate that regulation of eNOS dephosphorylation may be a key point for control of nitric oxide-dependent signaling pathways in vascular endothelial cells.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Enzyme Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nitric Oxide Synthase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Okadaic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Oxazoles, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Phosphates, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Phosphoprotein Phosphatases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Phosphorus Radioisotopes, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protein Phosphatase 2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Serine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Threonine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/calyculin A
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0006-2960
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
31
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
15845-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12501214-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12501214-COS Cells, pubmed-meshheading:12501214-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:12501214-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:12501214-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:12501214-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:12501214-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:12501214-Nitric Oxide Synthase, pubmed-meshheading:12501214-Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III, pubmed-meshheading:12501214-Okadaic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:12501214-Oxazoles, pubmed-meshheading:12501214-Phosphates, pubmed-meshheading:12501214-Phosphoprotein Phosphatases, pubmed-meshheading:12501214-Phosphorus Radioisotopes, pubmed-meshheading:12501214-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:12501214-Protein Phosphatase 2, pubmed-meshheading:12501214-Serine, pubmed-meshheading:12501214-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:12501214-Threonine, pubmed-meshheading:12501214-Transfection
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Site-specific dephosphorylation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase by protein phosphatase 2A: evidence for crosstalk between phosphorylation sites.
pubmed:affiliation
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't