Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS) produces Nitric Oxide (NO)

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R-HSA-418436
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Reaction [transition]
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Homo sapiens
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Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) produces NO from L-arginine. There are three isoforms of NOS, endothelial, neuronal and inducible (eNOS, nNOS, and iNOS) (Alderton WK et al. 2001). The three isozymes are regulated differentially. eNOS and nNOS, which are constitutively expressed in certain cells, are activated by he binding of calcium (Ca2+) and calmodulin (Alderton WK et al. 2001; Feng C 2012). iNOS is induced in response to immunostimulatory signals and once synthesized, iNos is constitutively active (Alderton WK et al. 2001; Aktan F 2004; Pautz A et al. 2010). NO produced by NOS acts as a signalling molecule by diffusing across cell membranes to activate soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC).
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PubMed ID Title Journal Year
19089323 Biochemistry of soluble guanylate cyclase

Marletta, MA, Derbyshire, ER

Handb Exp Pharmacol 2009
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nitric-oxide synthase activity of NOS1,2,3 [cytosol]

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