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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2026

Beta arrestin 1 is a key regulator of pulmonary vascular tone.

Leonard F Lebender, Alexander Seidinger, Michaela Matthey, Birte Dyck, Christian Schlamm, Abdullah Kaddoura, Maximilian Hausherr, Britta Eggers, Katrin Marcus, Evi Kostenis and 6 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Leonard F Lebender *Institute of Physiology I, Life&Brain Center, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn 53127, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9621-5214
Alexander Seidinger *Department of Systems Physiology, Medical Faculty, Institute of Physiology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum 44801, Germany.
Michaela MattheyDepartment of Systems Physiology, Medical Faculty, Institute of Physiology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum 44801, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1841-2906
Birte DyckDepartment of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Knappschaft Kliniken University Hospital Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum 44892, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1013-0015
Christian SchlammAgnes Wittenborg Institute for Translational Cardiovascular Research, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum North Rhine-Westphalia, University Hospital of the Ruhr University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen 32545, Germany.ORCID 0009-0007-5260-1149
Abdullah KaddouraDepartment of Systems Physiology, Medical Faculty, Institute of Physiology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum 44801, Germany.
Maximilian HausherrMedical Proteome Analysis, Center for Protein Diagnostics, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum 44801, Germany.
Britta EggersMedical Proteome Analysis, Center for Protein Diagnostics, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum 44801, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6553-4631
Katrin MarcusMedical Proteome Analysis, Center for Protein Diagnostics, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum 44801, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3313-8845
Evi KostenisMolecular-, Cellular-, and Pharmacobiology Section, Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology, University of Bonn, Bonn 53115, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8284-5514
Volkmar GieselmannInstitute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn 53115, Germany.
Michael AdamzikDepartment of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Knappschaft Kliniken University Hospital Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum 44892, Germany.
Anna KlinkeAgnes Wittenborg Institute for Translational Cardiovascular Research, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum North Rhine-Westphalia, University Hospital of the Ruhr University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen 32545, Germany.
Björn KoosDepartment of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Knappschaft Kliniken University Hospital Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum 44892, Germany.
Bernd K FleischmannInstitute of Physiology I, Life&Brain Center, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn 53127, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9202-8363
Daniela WenzelInstitute of Physiology I, Life&Brain Center, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn 53127, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1100-6363

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) 214362475Georg E and Marianne Kosing Foundation no number
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a serious disorder, in which increased vascular tone is one of the critical hallmarks. Since beta arrestins (bArrs) have been shown to regulate smooth muscle tone in the airways, we investigated the function of bArr1 in the pulmonary vasculature. Here, we report that bArr1 is essential for maintaining normal pulmonary arterial tone. Specifically, pulmonary arteries from bArr1-/- mice exhibited reduced NO-dependent vasorelaxation due to impaired soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) activity, which was restored by the heme-independent sGC activator BAY58-2667. We identified bArr1 as a binding partner of sGC and the sGC heme reductase cytochrome b5 reductase (Cyb5r3), indicating that bArr1 is vital for sensitizing sGC to NO. Finally, mice with either ubiquitous or smooth muscle-specific bArr1 deficiency developed pulmonary hypertension (PH). These findings highlight the important role of bArr1 in regulating pulmonary vascular tone and propose it as a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of PH.

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Arrestinsbeta-Arrestin 1Hypertension, PulmonaryPulmonary ArteryAnimalsBenzoatesbeta-ArrestinsMiceMice, KnockoutMuscle, Smooth, VascularNitric OxideSoluble Guanylyl CyclaseVasodilationArrb1 protein, mouseArrestinsBAY 58-2667Benzoatesbeta-Arrestin 1beta-ArrestinsNitric OxideSoluble Guanylyl Cyclasebeta arrestinpulmonary hypertensionsoluble guanylyl cyclase

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PMID41662523
PMCPMC12913011

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