title: Identification of two human dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolases with distinct tissue distributions and homology with microbial arginine deiminases.
abstract: Methylarginines inhibit nitric oxide synthases (NOS). Cellular concentrations of methylarginines are determined in part by the activity of dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH; EC 3.5.3. 18). We have cloned human DDAH and identified and expressed a second novel DDAH isoform (DDAH I and II respectively). DDAH I predominates in tissues that express neuronal NOS. DDAH II predominates in tissues expressing endothelial NOS. These results strengthen the hypothesis that methylarginine concentration is actively regulated and identify molecular targets for the tissue and cell-specific regulation of methylarginine concentration.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Clinical Pharmacology, The Rayne Institute, University College London, 5 University Street, London, U.K.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Leiper
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Santa Maria
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chubb
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: MacAllister
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Whitley
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vallance
mesh_terms: D000581:Amidohydrolases; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D006801:Humans; D006867:Hydrolases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D007527:Isoenzymes; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D006867:Hydrolases; D000581:Amidohydrolases; C059999:dimethylargininase