Structural basis for endothelial nitric oxide synthase binding to calmodulin

EMBO Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 766-775

  Aoyagi, Mika ^a   Arvai, Andrew S ^a   Tainer, John A ^a   Getzoff, Elizabeth D ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Calmodulin; Crystal structure; Intermolecular interaction; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HYDROPHOBICITY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CALCIUM; CALMODULIN; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ISOENZYMES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RATS;

EID: 0037450635     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg078     Document Type: Article

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