Hsp90 interacts with inducible NO synthase client protein in its heme-free state and then drives heme insertion by an ATP-dependent process.

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Maturation of NOS enzymes requires that they incorporate heme to become active, but how this cellular process occurs is unclear. We investigated a role for chaperone heat shock protein 90 (hsp90) in enabling heme insertion into the cytokine-inducible mouse NOS. We used macrophage cell line RAW 264.7 and human embryonic kidney HEK293T cells and studied insertion of native heme during iNOS expression and insertion...

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