Mechanism of YC-1-induced activation of soluble guanylyl cyclase

A Friebe, D Koesling - Molecular pharmacology, 1998 - ASPET
The signaling molecule nitric oxide (NO) mediates many of its effects by the stimulation of
soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC). The activation process is initiated by high-affinity binding of …

Mechanisms of nitric oxide independent activation of soluble guanylyl cyclase

P Schmidt, M Schramm, H Schröder… - European journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
The heterodimeric heme-protein soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) is the only proven receptor
for nitric oxide (NO). Recently, two different types of NO-independent soluble guanylyl …

Structure and activation of soluble guanylyl cyclase, the nitric oxide sensor

WR Montfort, JA Wales, A Weichsel - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Soluble guanylyl/guanylate cyclase (sGC) is the primary receptor for nitric
oxide (NO) and is central to the physiology of blood pressure regulation, wound healing …

Activation mechanism of human soluble guanylate cyclase by stimulators and activators

R Liu, Y Kang, L Chen - Nature Communications, 2021 - nature.com
Soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) is the receptor for nitric oxide (NO) in human. It is an
important validated drug target for cardiovascular diseases. sGC can be pharmacologically …

Maturation, inactivation, and recovery mechanisms of soluble guanylyl cyclase

DJ Stuehr, S Misra, Y Dai, A Ghosh - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2021 - ASBMB
Soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) is a heme-containing heterodimeric enzyme that generates
many molecules of cGMP in response to its ligand nitric oxide (NO); sGC thereby acts as an …

Regulation of soluble guanylyl cyclase redox state by hydrogen sulfide

Z Zhou, E Martin, I Sharina, I Esposito, C Szabo… - Pharmacological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) is a receptor for nitric oxide (NO). Binding of NO to ferrous
(Fe 2+) heme increases its catalytic activity, leading to the production of cGMP from GTP …

Biochemistry and pharmacology of novel anthranilic acid derivatives activating heme-oxidized soluble guanylyl cyclase

U Schindler, H Strobel, K Schönafinger, W Linz… - Molecular …, 2006 - ASPET
The heme-enzyme soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) is an ubiquitous NO receptor, which
mediates NO downstream signaling by the generation of cGMP. We studied the mechanism …

[HTML][HTML] Discovery and development of next generation sGC stimulators with diverse multidimensional pharmacology and broad therapeutic potential

ES Buys, DP Zimmer, J Chickering, R Graul, YT Chien… - Nitric Oxide, 2018 - Elsevier
Nitric oxide (NO)-sensitive soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC), an enzyme that catalyzes the
conversion of guanosine-5′-triphosphate (GTP) to cyclic guanosine-3′, 5 …

Discovery of riociguat (BAY 63‐2521): a potent, oral stimulator of soluble guanylate cyclase for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension

J Mittendorf, S Weigand, C Alonso‐Alija… - ChemMedChem …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Direct stimulation of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) represents a promising therapeutic
strategy for the treatment of a range of diseases, including the severely disabling pulmonary …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-fibrotic effects of soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators and activators: A review of the preclinical evidence

P Sandner, JP Stasch - Respiratory medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
It is now well established that the NO-sGC-cGMP signal transduction system mediates many
different physiological functions in almost every conceivable organ system; this has been …