The autoinhibitory control element and calmodulin conspire to provide physiological modulation of endothelial and neuronal nitric oxide synthase activity

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-63

  Lane, P ^a   Gross, Steven S ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoinhibitory domain; Calcium; Calmodulin; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CALMODULIN; ESTROGEN; FLAVOPROTEIN; INSULIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SOMATOMEDIN;

BINDING AFFINITY; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SHEAR STRESS;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALMODULIN; ELECTRONS; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL;

EID: 0034055047     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.2000.00654.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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