Abstract

Two classes of guanylyl cyclases (GC) form intracellular cGMP. One is a receptor for atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and the other for nitric oxide (NO). The ANP receptor guanylyl cyclase (GC-A) is a membrane-bound, single subunit protein. Nitric oxide activated or soluble guanylyl cyclases (NOGC) are heme-containing heterodimers. These have been shown to be important in cGMP mediated regulation of arterial vascular resistance and renal sodium transport. Recent studies have shown that cGMP produced by both GCs is compartmentalized in the heart and vascular smooth muscle cells. To date, however, how intracellular cGMP generated by ANP and NO is compartmentalized and how it triggers specific downstream targets in kidney cells has not been investigated. Our studies show that intracellular cGMP formed by NO is targeted to cytosolic and cytoskeletal compartments whereas cGMP formed by ANP is restricted to nuclear and membrane compartments. We used two dimensional difference in gel electrophoresis and MALDI-TOF/TOF to identify distinct sub-cellular targets that are specific to ANP and NO signaling in HK-2 cells. A nucleocytoplasmic shuttling protein, heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleo protein A1 (hnRNP A1) is preferentially phosphorylated by ANP/cGMP/cGK signaling. ANP stimulation of HK-2 cells leads to increased cGK activity in the nucleus and translocation of cGK and hnRNP A1 to the nucleus. Phosphodiestaerase-5 (PDE-5 inhibitor) sildenafil augmented ANP-mediated effects on hnRNPA1 phosphorylation, translocation to nucleus and nuclear cGK activity. Our results suggest that cGMP generated by ANP and SNAP is differentially compartmentalized, localized but not global changes in cGMP, perhaps at different sub-cellular fractions of the cell, may more closely correlate with their effects by preferential phosphorylation of cellular targets.

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Authors

Hesabi B, Danziger RS, Kotlo KU

Institution

Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.

Source

Cellular signalling 24:5 2012 May pg 1100-8

MeSH

Active Transport, Cell Nucleus
Atrial Natriuretic Factor
Cell Nucleus
Cyclic GMP
Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinases
Epithelial Cells
Gene Expression Profiling
Guanylate Cyclase
Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group A-B
Humans
Kidney
Nitric Oxide Donors
Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors
Phosphorylation
Piperazines
Protein Transport
Purines
S-Nitroso-N-Acetylpenicillamine
Signal Transduction
Subcellular Fractions
Sulfones

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22285803