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. 2009 Jul 31;297(4):L715–L728. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00086.2009

Table 1.

Similar and dissimilar subcellular changes in PAECs exposed to MCTP or NO scavenging with c-PTIO

Feature MCTP c-PTIO
Cell morphology enlarged, angular enlarged, cuboidal
Entry into mitosis inhibited (inhibits that of c-PTIO) enhanced
Nuclear size increased increased, reduced postmitosis
Cell surface NO (DAF2-DA) inhibited inhibited
S-nitrosylation*
    Caveolin-1 inhibited inhibited
    Clathrin heavy chain inhibited inhibited
    NSF inhibited inhibited
    eNOS inhibited inhibited
Golgi (giantin, GM130, p115) increased, enlarged increased, dispersed
Protein localizations
    caveolin-1 reduced plasma membrane, some in Golgi (GM130) reduced plasma membrane, some in Golgi (GM130)
    eNOS reduced plasma membrane, increased cell-centric increased at intercellular junctions, cell-centric
    PECAM-1 (CD31) loss from intercellular contacts loss from intercellular contacts
    β-actin increased stress fibers cell-periphery
Live-cell secretion (ssHRP) initial inhibition, then enhanced, long-lived initial inhibition, then enhanced, long-lived
Live-cell compartment labeling
    C5 ceramide (Golgi) enhanced inhibited
    LysoTracker unchanged unchanged
    ER-Tracker unchanged unchanged
    MitoTracker unchanged unchanged
Live-cell ligand uptake2
    AcLDL inhibited inhibited
    Transferrin inhibited inhibited
    CTB inhibited inhibited
Surface-accessible receptor
    LDLR reduced unchanged
    Transferrin-R reduced small reduction
    PECAM-1 (CD31) reduced reduced
    BMPR-2 reduced small reduction
    Tie-2 reduced small reduction

c-PTIO, (4-carboxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide; MCTP, monocrotaline pyrrole; DAF-2DA, 4-5 diaminofluorescein diacetate; HRP, horseradish perioxidase; NSF, N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor; PECAM-1, platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1; AcLDL, acetyl low density lipoprotein; CTB, cholera toxin subunit; BMPR-2, bone morphogenetic receptor type-2.

*

From Ref. 38.

Compared with untreated PAECs on a per unit cell surface basis.