Hmdb loader
Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00929
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 6217
  • HMDBP04900
Name Nitric oxide synthase, endothelial
Synonyms
  1. Constitutive NOS
  2. EC-NOS
  3. Endothelial NOS
  4. NOS type III
  5. NOSIII
  6. cNOS
  7. eNOS
Gene Name NOS3
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in oxidoreductase activity
Specific Function Produces nitric oxide (NO) which is implicated in vascular smooth muscle relaxation through a cGMP-mediated signal transduction pathway. NO mediates vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-induced angiogenesis in coronary vessels and promotes blood clotting through the activation of platelets. Isoform eNOS13C: Lacks eNOS activity, dominant-negative form that may down-regulate eNOS activity by forming heterodimers with isoform 1.
Pathways
  • Arginine and proline metabolism
  • Calcium signaling pathway
  • Doxorubicin Metabolism Pathway
  • HIF-1 signaling pathway
  • PI3K-Akt signaling pathway
  • VEGF signaling pathway
Reactions
L-Arginine + NADPH + Oxygen → Citrulline + Nitric oxide + NADP + Water details
NADPH + N(omega)-Hydroxyarginine + Oxygen + Hydrogen Ion → NADP + Nitric oxide + Citrulline + Water details
L-Arginine + Oxygen + NADPH + Hydrogen Ion → Nitric oxide + Citrulline + NADP + Water details
L-Arginine + Oxygen + NADPH + Hydrogen Ion → N(omega)-Hydroxyarginine + NADP + Water details
GO Classification
Biological Process
positive regulation of apoptotic process
response to amino acid stimulus
negative regulation of apoptotic process
response to heat
response to mechanical stimulus
nitric oxide mediated signal transduction
positive regulation of vasodilation
in utero embryonic development
response to drug
response to ethanol
negative regulation of blood pressure
regulation of sodium ion transport
endothelial cell migration
angiogenesis
positive regulation of angiogenesis
blood coagulation
response to peptide hormone stimulus
negative regulation of calcium ion transport
negative regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation
regulation of blood vessel size
blood vessel remodeling
response to lead ion
interaction with host
negative regulation of hydrolase activity
negative regulation of potassium ion transport
phagosome maturation
aging
mitochondrion organization
positive regulation of guanylate cyclase activity
response to lipoprotein particle stimulus
lung development
negative regulation of cell proliferation
lipopolysaccharide-mediated signaling pathway
negative regulation of muscle hyperplasia
negative regulation of platelet activation
ovulation from ovarian follicle
regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure by endothelin
response to fluid shear stress
response to cytokine stimulus
arginine catabolic process
response to estradiol stimulus
response to hyperoxia
cellular response to transforming growth factor beta stimulus
response to hypoxia
smooth muscle hyperplasia
nitric oxide biosynthetic process
regulation of nitric-oxide synthase activity
Cellular Component
cytosol
apical part of cell
cytoskeleton
nucleolus
nucleus
caveola
endocytic vesicle membrane
Golgi membrane
Function
ion binding
cation binding
metal ion binding
binding
nucleotide binding
catalytic activity
transition metal ion binding
nucleoside binding
purine nucleoside binding
adenyl nucleotide binding
calmodulin binding
nitric-oxide synthase activity
iron ion binding
protein binding
nadp or nadph binding
monooxygenase activity
oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen, nadh or nadph as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen
heme binding
fmn binding
oxidoreductase activity
fad or fadh2 binding
Molecular Function
NADP binding
iron ion binding
FMN binding
NADPH-hemoprotein reductase activity
heme binding
arginine binding
cadmium ion binding
nitric-oxide synthase activity
tetrahydrobiopterin binding
flavin adenine dinucleotide binding
Process
metabolic process
nitrogen compound metabolic process
cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
cellular nitrogen compound biosynthetic process
nitric oxide biosynthetic process
oxidation reduction
Cellular Location
  1. Cell membrane
  2. Cytoplasm
  3. Membrane
  4. Golgi apparatus
  5. cytoskeleton
  6. caveola
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 7
Locus 7q36
SNPs NOS3
Gene Sequence
>3612 bp
ATGGGCAACTTGAAGAGCGTGGCCCAGGAGCCTGGGCCACCCTGCGGCCTGGGGCTGGGG
CTGGGCCTTGGGCTGTGCGGCAAGCAGGGCCCAGCCACCCCGGCCCCTGAGCCCAGCCGG
GCCCCAGCATCCCTACTCCCACCAGCGCCAGAACACAGCCCCCCGAGCTCCCCGCTAACC
CAGCCCCCAGAGGGGCCCAAGTTCCCTCGTGTGAAGAACTGGGAGGTGGGGAGCATCACC
TATGACACCCTCAGCGCCCAGGCGCAGCAGGATGGGCCCTGCACCCCAAGACGCTGCCTG
GGCTCCCTGGTATTTCCACGGAAACTACAGGGCCGGCCCTCCCCCGGCCCCCCGGCCCCT
GAGCAGCTGCTGAGTCAGGCCCGGGACTTCATCAACCAGTACTACAGCTCCATTAAGAGG
AGCGGCTCCCAGGCCCACGAACAGCGGCTTCAAGAGGTGGAAGCCGAGGTGGCAGCCACA
GGCACCTACCAGCTTAGGGAGAGCGAGCTGGTGTTCGGGGCTAAGCAGGCCTGGCGCAAC
GCTCCCCGCTGCGTGGGCCGGATCCAGTGGGGGAAGCTGCAGGTGTTCGATGCCCGGGAC
TGCAGGTCTGCACAGGAAATGTTCACCTACATCTGCAACCACATCAAGTATGCCACCAAC
CGGGGCAACCTTCGCTCGGCCATCACAGTGTTCCCGCAGCGCTGCCCTGGCCGAGGAGAC
TTCCGAATCTGGAACAGCCAGCTGGTGCGCTACGCGGGCTACCGGCAGCAGGACGGCTCT
GTGCGGGGGGACCCAGCCAACGTGGAGATCACCGAGCTCTGCATTCAGCACGGCTGGACC
CCAGGAAACGGTCGCTTCGACGTGCTGCCCCTGCTGCTGCAGGCCCCAGATGAGCCCCCA
GAACTCTTCCTTCTGCCCCCCGAGCTGGTCCTTGAGGTGCCCCTGGAGCACCCCACGCTG
GAGTGGTTTGCAGCCCTGGGCCTGCGCTGGTACGCCCTCCCGGCAGTGTCCAACATGCTG
CTGGAAATTGGGGGCCTGGAGTTCCCCGCAGCCCCCTTCAGTGGCTGGTACATGAGCACT
GAGATCGGCACGAGGAACCTGTGTGACCCTCACCGCTACAACATCCTGGAGGATGTGGCT
GTCTGCATGGACCTGGATACCCGGACCACCTCGTCCCTGTGGAAAGACAAGGCAGCAGTG
GAAATCAACGTGGCCGTGCTGCACAGTTACCAGCTAGCCAAAGTCACCATCGTGGACCAC
CACGCCGCCACGGCCTCTTTCATGAAGCACCTGGAGAATGAGCAGAAGGCCAGGGGGGGC
TGCCCTGCAGACTGGGCCTGGATCGTGCCCCCCATCTCGGGCAGCCTCACTCCTGTTTTC
CATCAGGAGATGGTCAACTATTTCCTGTCCCCGGCCTTCCGCTACCAGCCAGACCCCTGG
AAGGGGAGTGCCGCCAAGGGCACCGGCATCACCAGGAAGAAGACCTTTAAAGAAGTGGCC
AACGCCGTGAAGATCTCCGCCTCGCTCATGGGCACGGTGATGGCGAAGCGAGTGAAGGCG
ACAATCCTGTATGGCTCCGAGACCGGCCGGGCCCAGAGCTACGCACAGCAGCTGGGGAGA
CTCTTCCGGAAGGCTTTTGATCCCCGGGTCCTGTGTATGGATGAGTATGACGTGGTGTCC
CTCGAACACGAGACGCTGGTGCTGGTGGTAACCAGCACATTTGGGAATGGGGATCCCCCG
GAGAATGGAGAGAGCTTTGCAGCTGCCCTGATGGAGATGTCCGGCCCCTACAACAGCTCC
CCTCGGCCGGAACAGCACAAGAGTTATAAGATCCGCTTCAACAGCATCTCCTGCTCAGAC
CCACTGGTGTCCTCTTGGCGGCGGAAGAGGAAGGAGTCCAGTAACACAGACAGTGCAGGG
GCCCTGGGCACCCTCAGGTTCTGTGTGTTCGGGCTCGGCTCCCGGGCATACCCCCACTTC
TGCGCCTTTGCTCGTGCCGTGGACACACGGCTGGAGGAACTGGGCGGGGAGCGGCTGCTG
CAGCTGGGCCAGGGCGACGAGCTGTGCGGCCAGGAGGAGGCCTTCCGAGGCTGGGCCCAG
GCTGCCTTCCAGGCCGCCTGTGAGACCTTCTGTGTGGGAGAGGATGCCAAGGCCGCCGCC
CGAGACATCTTCAGCCCCAAACGGAGCTGGAAGCGCCAGAGGTACCGGCTGAGCGCCCAG
GCCGAGGGCCTGCAGTTGCTGCCAGGTCTGATCCACGTGCACAGGCGGAAGATGTTCCAG
GCTACAATCCGCTCAGTGGAAAACCTGCAAAGCAGCAAGTCCACGAGGGCCACCATCCTG
GTGCGCCTGGACACCGGAGGCCAGGAGGGGCTGCAGTACCAGCCGGGGGACCACATAGGT
GTCTGCCCGCCCAACCGGCCCGGCCTTGTGGAGGCGCTGCTGAGCCGCGTGGAGGACCCG
CCGGCGCCCACTGAGCCCGTGGCAGTAGAGCAGCTGGAGAAGGGCAGCCCTGGTGGCCCT
CCCCCCGGCTGGGTGCGGGACCCCCGGCTGCCCCCGTGCACGCTGCGCCAGGCTCTCACC
TTCTTCCTGGACATCACCTCCCCACCCAGCCCTCAGCTCTTGCGGCTGCTCAGCACCTTG
GCAGAAGAGCCCAGGGAACAGCAGGAGCTGGAGGCCCTCAGCCAGGATCCCCGACGCTAC
GAGGAGTGGAAGTGGTTCCGCTGCCCCACGCTGCTGGAGGTGCTGGAGCAGTTCCCGTCG
GTGGCGCTGCCTGCCCCACTGCTCCTCACCCAGCTGCCTCTGCTCCAGCCCCGGTACTAC
TCAGTCAGCTCGGCACCCAGCACCCACCCAGGAGAGATCCACCTCACTGTAGCTGTGCTG
GCATACAGGACTCAGGATGGGCTGGGCCCCCTGCACTATGGAGTCTGCTCCACGTGGCTA
AGCCAGCTCAAGCCCGGAGACCCTGTGCCCTGCTTCATCCGGGGGGCTCCCTCCTTCCGG
CTGCCACCCGATCCCAGCTTGCCCTGCATCCTGGTGGGTCCAGGCACTGGCATTGCCCCC
TTCCGGGGATTCTGGCAGGAGCGGCTGCATGACATTGAGAGCAAAGGGCTGCAGCCCACT
CCCATGACTTTGGTGTTCGGCTGCCGATGCTCCCAACTTGACCATCTCTACCGCGACGAG
GTGCAGAACGCCCAGCAGCGCGGGGTGTTTGGCCGAGTCCTCACCGCCTTCTCCCGGGAA
CCTGACAACCCCAAGACCTACGTGCAGGACATCCTGAGGACGGAGCTGGCTGCGGAGGTG
CACCGCGTGCTGTGCCTCGAGCGGGGCCACATGTTTGTCTGCGGCGATGTTACCATGGCA
ACCAACGTCCTGCAGACCGTGCAGCGCATCCTGGCGACGGAGGGCGACATGGAGCTGGAC
GAGGCCGGCGACGTCATCGGCGTGCTGCGGGATCAGCAACGCTACCACGAAGACATTTTC
GGGCTCACGCTGCGCACCCAGGAGGTGACAAGCCGCATACGCACCCAGAGCTTTTCCTTG
CAGGAGCGTCAGTTGCGGGGCGCAGTGCCCTGGGCGTTCGACCCTCCCGGCTCAGACACC
AACAGCCCCTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 1203
Molecular Weight 133273.59
Theoretical pI 7.262
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Nitric oxide synthase, endothelial
MGNLKSVAQEPGPPCGLGLGLGLGLCGKQGPATPAPEPSRAPASLLPPAPEHSPPSSPLT
QPPEGPKFPRVKNWEVGSITYDTLSAQAQQDGPCTPRRCLGSLVFPRKLQGRPSPGPPAP
EQLLSQARDFINQYYSSIKRSGSQAHEQRLQEVEAEVAATGTYQLRESELVFGAKQAWRN
APRCVGRIQWGKLQVFDARDCRSAQEMFTYICNHIKYATNRGNLRSAITVFPQRCPGRGD
FRIWNSQLVRYAGYRQQDGSVRGDPANVEITELCIQHGWTPGNGRFDVLPLLLQAPDEPP
ELFLLPPELVLEVPLEHPTLEWFAALGLRWYALPAVSNMLLEIGGLEFPAAPFSGWYMST
EIGTRNLCDPHRYNILEDVAVCMDLDTRTTSSLWKDKAAVEINVAVLHSYQLAKVTIVDH
HAATASFMKHLENEQKARGGCPADWAWIVPPISGSLTPVFHQEMVNYFLSPAFRYQPDPW
KGSAAKGTGITRKKTFKEVANAVKISASLMGTVMAKRVKATILYGSETGRAQSYAQQLGR
LFRKAFDPRVLCMDEYDVVSLEHETLVLVVTSTFGNGDPPENGESFAAALMEMSGPYNSS
PRPEQHKSYKIRFNSISCSDPLVSSWRRKRKESSNTDSAGALGTLRFCVFGLGSRAYPHF
CAFARAVDTRLEELGGERLLQLGQGDELCGQEEAFRGWAQAAFQAACETFCVGEDAKAAA
RDIFSPKRSWKRQRYRLSAQAEGLQLLPGLIHVHRRKMFQATIRSVENLQSSKSTRATIL
VRLDTGGQEGLQYQPGDHIGVCPPNRPGLVEALLSRVEDPPAPTEPVAVEQLEKGSPGGP
PPGWVRDPRLPPCTLRQALTFFLDITSPPSPQLLRLLSTLAEEPREQQELEALSQDPRRY
EEWKWFRCPTLLEVLEQFPSVALPAPLLLTQLPLLQPRYYSVSSAPSTHPGEIHLTVAVL
AYRTQDGLGPLHYGVCSTWLSQLKPGDPVPCFIRGAPSFRLPPDPSLPCILVGPGTGIAP
FRGFWQERLHDIESKGLQPTPMTLVFGCRCSQLDHLYRDEVQNAQQRGVFGRVLTAFSRE
PDNPKTYVQDILRTELAAEVHRVLCLERGHMFVCGDVTMATNVLQTVQRILATEGDMELD
EAGDVIGVLRDQQRYHEDIFGLTLRTQEVTSRIRTQSFSLQERQLRGAVPWAFDPPGSDT
NSP
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P29474
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name NOS3_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID M93718
GeneCard ID NOS3
GenAtlas ID NOS3
HGNC ID HGNC:7876
References
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