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Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Volume 135 pp 173–209Cite as

Signal transduction by cGMP-dependent protein kinases and their emerging roles in the regulation of cell adhesion and gene expression

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Abbreviations

ANP:

atrial natriuretic peptide

BHK:

baby hamster kidney cells

BNP:

brain natriuretic peptide

CFTR:

cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator

cAMP-PK:

cAMP-dependent protein kinase

cGMP-PK:

cGMP-dependent protein kinase

CNP:

natriuretic peptide type C

EC:

endothelial cell

EDRF:

endothelium-derived relaxing factor

GC:

guanylyl cyclase

GnRH:

gonadotropin releasing hormone

MKP-1:

mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase

MLC:

myosin light chain

MLCK:

myosin light chain kinase

NLS:

nuclear localization signal

NO:

nitric oxide

NOS:

nitric oxide synthase

HUVEC:

human umbilical vein endothelial cell

8-Br-cGMP:

8-bromo-cGMP

PDGF:

platelet-derived growth factor

SHR:

spontaneously hypertensive rats

SMC:

smooth muscle cell

SNAP:

S-nitrosopenicillamine

SNP:

sodium nitroprusside

TGFβ1:

tumor growth factor beta1

TNF:

tumor necrosis factor

VASP:

vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein

VEGF:

vascular endothelial growth factor

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Eigenthaler, M., Lohmann, S.M., Walter, U., Pilz, R.B. (1999). Signal transduction by cGMP-dependent protein kinases and their emerging roles in the regulation of cell adhesion and gene expression. In: Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Volume 135. Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, vol 135. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0033673

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