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The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the family of nitric oxide synthases, which synthesize nitric oxide from L-arginine. Nitric oxide is a reactive free radical, which acts as a biologic mediator in several processes, including neurotransmission, and antimicrobial and antitumoral activities. In the brain and peripheral nervous system, nitric oxide displays many properties of a neurotransmitter, and has been implicated in neurotoxicity associated with stroke and neurodegenerative diseases, neural regulation of smooth muscle, including peristalsis, and penile erection. This protein is ubiquitously expressed, with high level of expression in skeletal muscle. Multiple transcript variants that differ in the 5' UTR have been described for this gene but the full-length nature of these transcripts is not known. Additionally, alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms (some testis-specific) have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Feb 2011]
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Oxidoreductases SCAMPI predicted membrane proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Plasma proteins Cancer-related genes Candidate cancer biomarkers Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
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GO:0001666 [response to hypoxia] GO:0001917 [photoreceptor inner segment] GO:0002028 [regulation of sodium ion transport] GO:0003958 [NADPH-hemoprotein reductase activity] GO:0004517 [nitric-oxide synthase activity] GO:0005506 [iron ion binding] GO:0005515 [protein binding] GO:0005516 [calmodulin binding] GO:0005737 [cytoplasm] GO:0005739 [mitochondrion] GO:0005829 [cytosol] GO:0005856 [cytoskeleton] GO:0006527 [arginine catabolic process] GO:0006809 [nitric oxide biosynthetic process] GO:0006936 [muscle contraction] GO:0006941 [striated muscle contraction] GO:0007263 [nitric oxide mediated signal transduction] GO:0007520 [myoblast fusion] GO:0007596 [blood coagulation] GO:0009408 [response to heat] GO:0010181 [FMN binding] GO:0010523 [negative regulation of calcium ion transport into cytosol] GO:0016491 [oxidoreductase activity] GO:0016529 [sarcoplasmic reticulum] GO:0017080 [sodium channel regulator activity] GO:0018119 [peptidyl-cysteine S-nitrosylation] GO:0020037 [heme binding] GO:0031284 [positive regulation of guanylate cyclase activity] GO:0033555 [multicellular organismal response to stress] GO:0034617 [tetrahydrobiopterin binding] GO:0034618 [arginine binding] GO:0035066 [positive regulation of histone acetylation] GO:0042136 [neurotransmitter biosynthetic process] GO:0042383 [sarcolemma] GO:0042738 [exogenous drug catabolic process] GO:0043197 [dendritic spine] GO:0043234 [protein complex] GO:0043267 [negative regulation of potassium ion transport] GO:0044325 [ion channel binding] GO:0045121 [membrane raft] GO:0045202 [synapse] GO:0045776 [negative regulation of blood pressure] GO:0045893 [positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated] GO:0045909 [positive regulation of vasodilation] GO:0045944 [positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter] GO:0046870 [cadmium ion binding] GO:0048471 [perinuclear region of cytoplasm] GO:0050660 [flavin adenine dinucleotide binding] GO:0050661 [NADP binding] GO:0051346 [negative regulation of hydrolase activity] GO:0051612 [negative regulation of serotonin uptake] GO:0051926 [negative regulation of calcium ion transport] GO:0055114 [oxidation-reduction process] GO:0055117 [regulation of cardiac muscle contraction] GO:0060314 [regulation of ryanodine-sensitive calcium-release channel activity] GO:0071363 [cellular response to growth factor stimulus] GO:0090382 [phagosome maturation] GO:0097110 [scaffold protein binding] GO:0098735 [positive regulation of the force of heart contraction] GO:1901205 [negative regulation of adrenergic receptor signaling pathway involved in heart process] GO:1902307 [positive regulation of sodium ion transmembrane transport] GO:1902514 [regulation of generation of L-type calcium current] GO:1990425 [ryanodine receptor complex]
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Oxidoreductases Predicted intracellular proteins Plasma proteins Cancer-related genes Candidate cancer biomarkers Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
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GO:0001666 [response to hypoxia] GO:0001917 [photoreceptor inner segment] GO:0002028 [regulation of sodium ion transport] GO:0003958 [NADPH-hemoprotein reductase activity] GO:0004517 [nitric-oxide synthase activity] GO:0005506 [iron ion binding] GO:0005515 [protein binding] GO:0005516 [calmodulin binding] GO:0005634 [nucleus] GO:0005737 [cytoplasm] GO:0005739 [mitochondrion] GO:0005741 [mitochondrial outer membrane] GO:0005829 [cytosol] GO:0005856 [cytoskeleton] GO:0005886 [plasma membrane] GO:0005901 [caveola] GO:0006527 [arginine catabolic process] GO:0006809 [nitric oxide biosynthetic process] GO:0006936 [muscle contraction] GO:0006941 [striated muscle contraction] GO:0007263 [nitric oxide mediated signal transduction] GO:0007520 [myoblast fusion] GO:0007565 [female pregnancy] GO:0007568 [aging] GO:0007596 [blood coagulation] GO:0008016 [regulation of heart contraction] GO:0008285 [negative regulation of cell proliferation] GO:0009408 [response to heat] GO:0010181 [FMN binding] GO:0010243 [response to organonitrogen compound] GO:0010288 [response to lead ion] GO:0010523 [negative regulation of calcium ion transport into cytosol] GO:0012506 [vesicle membrane] GO:0014069 [postsynaptic density] GO:0014070 [response to organic cyclic compound] GO:0014823 [response to activity] GO:0016020 [membrane] GO:0016491 [oxidoreductase activity] GO:0016529 [sarcoplasmic reticulum] GO:0017080 [sodium channel regulator activity] GO:0018119 [peptidyl-cysteine S-nitrosylation] GO:0019899 [enzyme binding] GO:0020037 [heme binding] GO:0030018 [Z disc] GO:0030315 [T-tubule] GO:0030425 [dendrite] GO:0031284 [positive regulation of guanylate cyclase activity] GO:0031667 [response to nutrient levels] GO:0031965 [nuclear membrane] GO:0032496 [response to lipopolysaccharide] GO:0033017 [sarcoplasmic reticulum membrane] GO:0033197 [response to vitamin E] GO:0033555 [multicellular organismal response to stress] GO:0034617 [tetrahydrobiopterin binding] GO:0034618 [arginine binding] GO:0035066 [positive regulation of histone acetylation] GO:0035094 [response to nicotine] GO:0042136 [neurotransmitter biosynthetic process] GO:0042383 [sarcolemma] GO:0042582 [azurophil granule] GO:0042738 [exogenous drug catabolic process] GO:0042803 [protein homodimerization activity] GO:0043066 [negative regulation of apoptotic process] GO:0043197 [dendritic spine] GO:0043234 [protein complex] GO:0043267 [negative regulation of potassium ion transport] GO:0043434 [response to peptide hormone] GO:0043627 [response to estrogen] GO:0044325 [ion channel binding] GO:0045121 [membrane raft] GO:0045202 [synapse] GO:0045471 [response to ethanol] GO:0045776 [negative regulation of blood pressure] GO:0045822 [negative regulation of heart contraction] GO:0045893 [positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated] GO:0045906 [negative regulation of vasoconstriction] GO:0045909 [positive regulation of vasodilation] GO:0045944 [positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter] GO:0046676 [negative regulation of insulin secretion] GO:0046870 [cadmium ion binding] GO:0048148 [behavioral response to cocaine] GO:0048471 [perinuclear region of cytoplasm] GO:0050660 [flavin adenine dinucleotide binding] GO:0050661 [NADP binding] GO:0050767 [regulation of neurogenesis] GO:0051346 [negative regulation of hydrolase activity] GO:0051481 [negative regulation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration] GO:0051612 [negative regulation of serotonin uptake] GO:0051926 [negative regulation of calcium ion transport] GO:0051930 [regulation of sensory perception of pain] GO:0055114 [oxidation-reduction process] GO:0055117 [regulation of cardiac muscle contraction] GO:0060314 [regulation of ryanodine-sensitive calcium-release channel activity] GO:0071260 [cellular response to mechanical stimulus] GO:0071363 [cellular response to growth factor stimulus] GO:0071731 [response to nitric oxide] GO:0090382 [phagosome maturation] GO:0097110 [scaffold protein binding] GO:0098735 [positive regulation of the force of heart contraction] GO:1900273 [positive regulation of long-term synaptic potentiation] GO:1901205 [negative regulation of adrenergic receptor signaling pathway involved in heart process] GO:1901206 [positive regulation of adrenergic receptor signaling pathway involved in heart process] GO:1901216 [positive regulation of neuron death] GO:1902307 [positive regulation of sodium ion transmembrane transport] GO:1902514 [regulation of generation of L-type calcium current] GO:1990425 [ryanodine receptor complex]