In endothelial caveolin-1 microdomain calpain-1 is associated with eNOS and HSP90. Rise in [Ca2+]i induces digestion of eNOS and recruitment of HSP90 in microdomain. Cells with a reorganized microdomain are more resistant to Ca2+ induced cell death. In aorta of diabetic rats both eNOS and HSP90 are digested. Depletion of HSP90 triggers the transition of calpain function to pathology.