Article
MAP Kinanses Bind Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase
FEBS Open Bio
(2012)
Abstract
Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) contains a motif similar to recognition sequences in known MAPK binding partners. In optical biosensing experiments, eNOS bound p38 and ERK with ∼100 nM affinity and complex kinetics. Binding is diffusion-limited (kon ∼ .15 × 106 M−1 s−1). Neuronal NOS also bound p38 but exhibited much slower and weaker binding. p38-eNOS binding was inhibited by calmodulin. Evidence for a ternary complex was found when eNOS bound p38 was exposed to CaM, increasing the apparent dissociation rate. These observations strongly suggest a direct role for MAPK in regulation of NOS with implications for signaling pathways including angiogenesis and control of vascular tone.
Keywords
- Nitric oxide synthase,
- MAP kinase,
- ERK; p38,
- Optical biosensing
Disciplines
Publication Date
2012
DOI
10.1016/j.fob.2012.02.002
Citation Information
Carol A. Chrestensen, Jonathan McMurry and John C. Salerno. "MAP Kinanses Bind Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase" FEBS Open Bio Vol. 2 (2012) p. 51 - 55 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jonathan_mcmurry/63/