Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2050684 | FEBS Letters | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) activates the heterodimeric heme protein soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) to form cGMP. In different disease states, sGC levels and activity are diminished possibly involving the sGC binding chaperone, heat shock protein 90 (hsp90). Here we show that prolonged hsp90 inhibition in different cell types reduces protein levels of both sGC subunits by about half, an effect that was prevented by the proteasome inhibitor MG132. Conversely, acute hsp90 inhibition affected neither basal nor NO-stimulated sGC activity. Thus, hsp90 is a molecular stabilizer for sGC tonically preventing proteasomal degradation rather than having a role in short-term activity regulation.
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Authors
Pavel I. Nedvetsky, Sabine Meurer, Nils Opitz, Tatiana Y. Nedvetskaya, Helmut Müller, Harald H.H.W. Schmidt,