Inter-isoformal regulation of nitric oxide synthase through heteromeric dimerization

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology

Volumn 1388, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 199-208

  Watanabe, Yasuo ^a   Nishio, Masahiro ^a   Hamaji, Satoko ^a   Hidaka, Hiroyoshi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dimerization; Enzyme structure activity relationship; Inter isoformal regulation; NOS

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME REGULATION; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALMODULIN; COS CELLS; DIMERIZATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ISOENZYMES; MUTATION; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0032517263     PISSN: 01674838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4838(98)00191-5     Document Type: Article

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