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Functional characterization of nitric oxide and YC-1 activation of soluble guanylyl cyclase: structural implication for the YC-1 binding site?
Biochemistry - 23 Mar 2004
Lamothe Maria, Chang Fu-Jung, Balashova Nataliya, Shirokov Roman, Beuve Annie
Abstract excerpt
Soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) is a heterodimeric enzyme formed by an alpha subunit and a beta subunit, the latter containing the heme where nitric oxide (NO) binds. When NO binds, the basal activity of sGC is increased several hundred fold. sGC activity is also increased by YC-1, a benzylindazole allosteric activator. In the presence of NO, YC-1 synergistically increases the catalytic activity of sGC by...
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