Article
Aortic disease-linked mutations reveal unexpected convergent allosteric mechanisms of protein kinase G misregulation.
Science advances - 4 Sept 2026
Martinez Pomier Karla, Jahn Leopold, VanSchouwen Bryan, Mohamed Hebatallah, Akimoto Madoka, Jung Sun Woo, Bertinetti Daniela, Mehringer Johannes, Della Libera Leonardo, Cuello Friederike, Herberg Friedrich W, Melacini Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
Thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections (TAAD) are life-threatening conditions linked to gain-of-function mutations in cGMP-dependent protein kinase I (PKG I), a central regulator of vascular smooth muscle signaling. Among these, substitutions at Val234 have been associated with kinase overactivation and early-onset disease, despite this residue being distal from the active site and cGMP binding regions. Using...
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- Allosteric Regulation
- Humans
- Mutation
- Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Type I
- Cyclic GMP
