TY - JOUR
T1 - The stimulatory effects of Hofmeister ions on the activities of neuronal nitric-oxide synthase. Apparent substrate inhibition by L-arginine is overcome in the presence of protein-destabilizing agents
AU - Nishimura, Jonathan S.
AU - Narayanasami, Ramani
AU - Miller, R. Timothy
AU - Roman, Linda J.
AU - Panda, Satya
AU - Masters, Bettie Sue S.
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PY - 1999/2/26
Y1 - 1999/2/26
N2 - A variety of monovalent anions and cations were effective in stimulating both calcium ion/calmodulin (Ca2+/CaM)-independent NADPH-cytochrome c reductase activity of, and Ca2+/CaM-dependent nitric oxide (NO·) synthesis by, neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS). The efficacy of the ions in stimulating both activities could be correlated, in general, with their efficacy in precipitating or stabilizing certain proteins, an order referred to as the Hofmeister ion series. In the hemoglobin capture assay, used for measurement of NO· production, apparent substrate inhibition by L-arginine was almost completely reversed by the addition of sodium perchlorate (NaC1O24), one of the more effective protein-destabilizing agents tested. Examination of this phenomenon by the assay of L-arginine conversion to L- citrulline revealed that the stimulatory effect of NaC1O4 on the reaction was observed only in the presence of oxyhemoglobin or superoxide anion (generated by xanthine and xanthine oxidase), both scavengers of NO·. Spectrophotometric examination of nNOS revealed that the addition of NaC1O4 and a superoxide-generating system, but neither alone, prevented the increase of heme absorption at 436 nm, which has been attributed to the nitrosyl complex. The data are consistent with the release of autoinhibitory NO· coordinated to the prosthetic group of nNOS, which, in conjunction with an NO· scavenger, causes stimulation of the reaction.
AB - A variety of monovalent anions and cations were effective in stimulating both calcium ion/calmodulin (Ca2+/CaM)-independent NADPH-cytochrome c reductase activity of, and Ca2+/CaM-dependent nitric oxide (NO·) synthesis by, neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS). The efficacy of the ions in stimulating both activities could be correlated, in general, with their efficacy in precipitating or stabilizing certain proteins, an order referred to as the Hofmeister ion series. In the hemoglobin capture assay, used for measurement of NO· production, apparent substrate inhibition by L-arginine was almost completely reversed by the addition of sodium perchlorate (NaC1O24), one of the more effective protein-destabilizing agents tested. Examination of this phenomenon by the assay of L-arginine conversion to L- citrulline revealed that the stimulatory effect of NaC1O4 on the reaction was observed only in the presence of oxyhemoglobin or superoxide anion (generated by xanthine and xanthine oxidase), both scavengers of NO·. Spectrophotometric examination of nNOS revealed that the addition of NaC1O4 and a superoxide-generating system, but neither alone, prevented the increase of heme absorption at 436 nm, which has been attributed to the nitrosyl complex. The data are consistent with the release of autoinhibitory NO· coordinated to the prosthetic group of nNOS, which, in conjunction with an NO· scavenger, causes stimulation of the reaction.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.274.9.5399
DO - 10.1074/jbc.274.9.5399
M3 - Article
C2 - 10026150
AN - SCOPUS:0033605383
VL - 274
SP - 5399
EP - 5406
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
SN - 0021-9258
IS - 9
ER -