NO/cGMP/cGKI signaling plays an important role in many physiological processes, e.g. regulation of smooth muscle tone and platelet function. IRAG, a cGMP-dependent protein kinase I (cGKI) substrate, is highly expressed in smooth muscle cells and platelets. In this project, the intracellular localisation of IRAG was analysed. Thereby, the carboxyterminal domain TMc was identified as functional transmembrane domain, which anchors IRAG in intracellular membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum. Additionally, two in vivo phosphorylation sites of IRAG in human platelets were detected by mass spectrometry. Investigation with two different phosphospecific antibodies revealed that both sites are cGMP-dependently phosphorylated in vivo. Therefore, IRAG represents an in vivo substrate of cGKI in platelets and possibly this protein could be involved in cGKI mediated inhibition of platelet function.
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NO/cGMP/cGKI signaling plays an important role in many physiological processes, e.g. regulation of smooth muscle tone and platelet function. IRAG, a cGMP-dependent protein kinase I (cGKI) substrate, is highly expressed in smooth muscle cells and platelets. In this project, the intracellular localisation of IRAG was analysed. Thereby, the carboxyterminal domain TMc was identified as functional transmembrane domain, which anchors IRAG in intracellular membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum. Additi...
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