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Redox-Regulation of α-Globin in Vascular Physiology.

ABSTRACT: Interest in the structure, function, and evolutionary relations of circulating and intracellular globins dates back more than 60 years to the first determination of the three-dimensional structure of these proteins. Non-erythrocytic globins have been implicated in circulatory control through reactions that couple nitric oxide (NO) signaling with cellular oxygen availability and redox status. Small artery endothelial cells (ECs) express free α-globin, which causes vasoconstriction by degrading NO. This reaction converts reduced (Fe²⁺) α-globin to the oxidized (Fe³⁺) form, which is unstable, cytotoxic, and unable to degrade NO. Therefore, (Fe³⁺) α-globin must be stabilized and recycled to (Fe²⁺) α-globin to reinitiate the catalytic cycle. The molecular chaperone α-hemoglobin-stabilizing protein (AHSP) binds (Fe³⁺) α-globin to inhibit its degradation and facilitate its reduction. The mechanisms that reduce (Fe³⁺) α-globin in ECs are unknown, although endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and cytochrome b₅ reductase (CyB5R3) with cytochrome b₅ type A (CyB5a) can reduce (Fe³⁺) α-globin in solution. Here, we examine the expression and cellular localization of eNOS, CyB5a, and CyB5R3 in mouse arterial ECs and show that α-globin can be reduced by either of two independent redox systems, CyB5R3/CyB5a and eNOS. Together, our findings provide new insights into the regulation of blood vessel contractility.

SUBMITTER: Kiger L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8773178 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Redox-Regulation of α-Globin in Vascular Physiology.

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