Folic acid modulates eNOS activity via effects on posttranslational modifications and protein-protein interactions

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 714, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 193-201

  Taylor, Sarah Y ^a   Dixon, Hannah M ^a   Yoganayagam, Shobana ^a   Price, Natalie ^a   Lang, Derek ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Folic acid; Kinase; Nitric oxide synthase; Phosphorylation; Vascular biology

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN; CAVEOLIN 1; CYCLIC GMP; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; FOLIC ACID; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE B; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; AORTA; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SWINE;

ENDOTHELIUM; FOLIC ACID; KINASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHOSPHORYLATION; VASCULAR BIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; PROTEIN KINASES; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-AKT; SWINE;

EID: 84885407597     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.05.026     Document Type: Article

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