Heat Shock Protein 90 Mediates the Balance of Nitric Oxide and Superoxide Anion from Endothelial Nitric-oxide Synthase

The balance of nitric oxide (·NO) and superoxide anion (O⨪2) plays an important role in vascular biology. The association of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) with endothelial nitric-oxide synthase (eNOS) is a critical step in the mechanisms by which eNOS generates ·NO. As eNOS is capable of generating...

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Published in:The Journal of biological chemistry 2001-05, Vol.276 (21), p.17621-17624
Main Authors: Pritchard, Kirkwood A., Ackerman, Allan W., Gross, Eric R., Stepp, David W., Shi, Yang, Fontana, Jason T., Baker, John E., Sessa, William C.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Animals
Calcimycin - pharmacology
Cattle
Cells, Cultured
Endothelium, Vascular - metabolism
HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins - metabolism
Ionophores - pharmacology
Nitric Oxide - metabolism
Nitric Oxide Synthase - metabolism
Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III
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Summary:The balance of nitric oxide (·NO) and superoxide anion (O⨪2) plays an important role in vascular biology. The association of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) with endothelial nitric-oxide synthase (eNOS) is a critical step in the mechanisms by which eNOS generates ·NO. As eNOS is capable of generating both ·NO and O⨪2, we hypothesized that Hsp90 might also mediate eNOS-dependent O⨪2 production. To test this hypothesis, bovine coronary endothelial cells (BCEC) were pretreated with geldanamycin (GA, 10 μg/ml; 17.8 μm) and then stimulated with the calcium ionophore,A23187 (5 μm). GA significantly decreasedA23187-stimulated eNOS-dependent nitrite production (p < 0.001, n = 4) and significantly increased A23187-stimulated eNOS-dependent O⨪2production (p < 0.001, n = 8).A23187 increased phospho-eNOS(Ser-1179) levels by >1.6-fold over vehicle (V)-treated levels. Pretreatment with GA by itself or with A23187 increased phospho-eNOS levels. In unstimulated V-treated BCEC cultures low amounts of Hsp90 were found to associate with eNOS. Pretreatment with GA and/or A23187 increased the association of Hsp90 with eNOS. These data show that Hsp90 is essential for eNOS-dependent ·NO production and that inhibition of ATP-dependent conformational changes in Hsp90 uncouples eNOS activity and increases eNOS-dependent O⨪2production.
ISSN:0021-9258
1083-351X
DOI:10.1074/jbc.C100084200