Amphipathic α-Helix Mediates the Heterodimerization of Soluble Guanylyl Cyclase
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Selective guanylyl cyclase inhibitor reverses nitric oxide-induced vasorelaxation.
Effects of a novel soluble guanylyl cyclase inhibitor, 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ), were characterized on guanylyl cyclase activity in cytosolic fraction of COS-7 cells overexpressing the alpha 1 and beta 1 subunits of the rat soluble enzyme. ODQ was a noncompetitive inhibitor of soluble guanylyl cyclase with respect to Mn2+ or Mn(2+)-GTP and was a mixed competitive/noncom...
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