| Alanine-Glyoxylate Aminotransferase-2 Metabolizes Endogenous Methylarginines, Regulates NO, and Controls Blood Pressure. | |
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PMID: 23023372 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVE: Asymmetric dimethylarginine is an endogenous inhibitor of NO synthesis that may mediate cardiovascular disease. Alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase-2 (AGXT2) has been proposed to degrade asymmetric dimethylarginine. We investigated the significance of AGXT2 in methylarginine metabolism in vivo and examined the effect of this enzyme on blood pressure. METHODS AND RESULTS: In isolated mouse kidney mitochondria, we show asymmetric dimethylarginine deamination under physiological conditions. We demonstrate increased asymmetric dimethylarginine, reduced NO, and hypertension in an AGXT2 knockout mouse. We provide evidence for a role of AGXT2 in methylarginine metabolism in humans by demonstrating an inverse relationship between renal (allograft) gene expression and circulating substrate levels and an association between expression and urinary concentrations of the product. Finally, we examined data from a meta-analysis of blood pressure genome-wide association studies. No genome-wide significance was observed, but taking a hypothesis-driven approach, there was a suggestive association between the T allele at rs37369 (which causes a valine-isoleucine substitution and altered levels of AGXT2 substrate) and a modest increase in diastolic blood pressure (P=0.0052). CONCLUSIONS: Although the effect of variation at rs37369 needs further study, these findings suggest that AGXT2 is an important regulator of methylarginines and represents a novel mechanism through which the kidney regulates blood pressure. |
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Ben Caplin; Zhen Wang; Anna Slaviero; James Tomlinson; Laura Dowsett; Mathew Delahey; Alan Salama; ; David C Wheeler; James Leiper |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-9-27 |
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Title: Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology Volume: - ISSN: 1524-4636 ISO Abbreviation: Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. Publication Date: 2012 Sep |
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Created Date: 2012-10-1 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9505803 Medline TA: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Nitric Oxide Signalling Group, Medical Research Council Clinical Sciences Center, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Center for Nephrology, UCL Medical School Royal Free, University College London, London, United Kingdom. |
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