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Characterization of MRIP2 as a NO-sensitive guanylyl cyclase-associated protein
BMC Pharmacology volume 5, Article number: P37 (2005)
NO-sensitive guanylyl cyclases (sGCs) are cytosolic receptors for nitric oxide (NO) catalyzing the conversion of GTP to cGMP. sGCs are obligate heterodimers composed of one α and β subunit each. The allosteric mechanism of sGC activation via NO is well understood, however, our knowledge about alternative mechanisms such as protein-protein interactions regulating activity, availability, translocation and expression of sGC is rather limited. In a search by the yeast two-hybrid system using the catalytic domain of the α1 subunit as the bait, we have identified two structurally related proteins AGAP1 [1] and MRIP2 as novel sGC interacting proteins. MRIP2 is a multi-domain protein of 75 kDa comprising a single PH and ArfGAP domain each and two ankyrin repeats. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments using COS1 cells overexpressing both proteins demonstrated the interaction of MRIP2 with both subunits of the sGC α1β1. Confocal microscopical analysis showed a prominent plasma membrane staining of MRIP2. This membrane association is mediated through an N-terminal myristoylation site and through binding of its PH domain to phospholipids such as phosphatidylinositol-3,5-bisphosphate (PI(3,5)P2). We hypothesize that MRIP2 may represent an acceptor protein for sGC that mediates recruitment of cytosolic sGC to the plasma membrane or other subcellular compartments.
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Meurer S, Pioch S, Wagner K, Müller-Esterl W, Gross S: AGAP1 – a novel binding partner of NO-sensitive guanylyl cyclase. J Biol Chem. 2004, 279: 49346-49354. 10.1074/jbc.M410565200.
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Matt, S., Meurer, S., Gross, S. et al. Characterization of MRIP2 as a NO-sensitive guanylyl cyclase-associated protein. BMC Pharmacol 5 (Suppl 1), P37 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2210-5-S1-P37
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