The roles of cysteines in the heme domain of human soluble guanylate cyclase
Soluble guanylate cyclase(sGC) is a critical heme-containing enzyme involved in NO signaling.The dimerization of sGC subunits is necessary for its bioactivity and its mechanism is a striking and an indistinct issue.The roles of heme domain cysteines of the sGC on the dimerization and heme binding we...
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Published in | Chinese chemical letters Vol. 23; no. 8; pp. 973 - 976 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Elsevier B.V
01.08.2012
Department of Chemistry,Fudan University,Shanghai 200433,China%Department of Chemistry,Fudan University,Shanghai 200433,China Institutes of Biomedical Sciences,Fudan University,Shanghai 200433,China |
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Summary: | Soluble guanylate cyclase(sGC) is a critical heme-containing enzyme involved in NO signaling.The dimerization of sGC subunits is necessary for its bioactivity and its mechanism is a striking and an indistinct issue.The roles of heme domain cysteines of the sGC on the dimerization and heme binding were investigated herein.The site-directed mutations of three conserved cysteines(C78A,C122A and C174S) were studied systematically and the three mutants were characterized by gel filtration analysis,UV-vis spectroscopy and heme transfer examination.Cys78 was involved in heme binding but not referred to the dimerization,while Cys174 was demonstrated to be involved in the homodimerization.These results provide new insights into the cysteine-related dimerization regulation of sGC. |
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Bibliography: | Human soluble guanylate cyclase; sGC; Heine domain; Cysteine; Dimerization 11-2710/O6 Soluble guanylate cyclase(sGC) is a critical heme-containing enzyme involved in NO signaling.The dimerization of sGC subunits is necessary for its bioactivity and its mechanism is a striking and an indistinct issue.The roles of heme domain cysteines of the sGC on the dimerization and heme binding were investigated herein.The site-directed mutations of three conserved cysteines(C78A,C122A and C174S) were studied systematically and the three mutants were characterized by gel filtration analysis,UV-vis spectroscopy and heme transfer examination.Cys78 was involved in heme binding but not referred to the dimerization,while Cys174 was demonstrated to be involved in the homodimerization.These results provide new insights into the cysteine-related dimerization regulation of sGC. |
ISSN: | 1001-8417 1878-5964 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.cclet.2012.06.005 |