Cyclic GMP as substrate and regulator of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs).
Cyclic GMP as substrate and regulator of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs).
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10.1007/bfb0033670
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发表时间:
1999-01-01
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Beavo, J A
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Juilfs, D M;Soderling, S;Beavo, J A
The regulation of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs), those enzymes responsible for the degradation of the second messengers, cAMP and cGMP, is important in mediating the diverse effects of various hormones, neurotransmitters and other agonists, including light. The intensity and duration of the cellular response to these effectors is dependent upon the activity of the various PDE isoforms expressed within a cell. During the past two decades extensive efforts have been made towards identifying and characterizing these PDEs. The description and the characterization of the intracellular signaling pathways that PDEs regulate has led to the growing realization of the importance they play in regulating physiologic responses. To date eight families of eukaryotic PDEs have been identified and characterized. An updated list of the currently accepted nomenclature for these PDEs can be found on the World Wide Web at the following URL: http://weber. u. washington. edu/Npde/. Six of the PDE families are capable of either being regulated by cGMP or hydrolyzing cGMP (Beavo, 1995). Many of these PDEs have been demonstrated to be important physiologic regulators of a number of pathways including vision (PDE6)(Farber, 1995), the male erectile response (PDE5)(Boolell et al. 1996), adrenal steroidogenesis (PDE2)(MacFarland et al. 1991), cardiac contractility (PDE2 and PDE3)(RivetBastide et al. 1997), and insulin/IGF-1 action (Zhao et al. 1997). Each of the PDE families is distinguished by a unique primary structure, regulatory properties, hydrolytic specificity and inhibitor profiles. Moreover, each family member exhibits higher sequence homology to its counterpart across species than to members of other families within a species. Most of the PDE families consist of proteins derived from more than one gene. In addition, multiple splice variants occur for many of the PDE genes resulting in proteins with unique termini. It is likely that more individual members and entire families are yet to be discovered. All PDEs have an approximately 270 amino acid region of homology near the carboxy terminus believed to encompass the catalytic domain (Charbonneau, 1990). This region confers a unique substrate specificity for each PDE family. The cGMP-binding PDEs (PDE5), the photoreceptor PDEs (PDE6) and the recently described PDE9 family specifically hydrolyze cGMP. The PDE9 family! s the newest member of the PDE superfamily and will be discussed in more detail in a later section. Unlike the cGMP-specific PDEs, the calcium/calmodulin-stimulated PDEs (PDE1) and the cGMP-stimulated PDEs (PDE2s) can hydrolyze both cyclic nucleotides. Although the catalytic domain of the cGMP-inhibited PDE (PDE3) can bind both cyclic nucleotides,