Structural highlights
3hr4 is a 8 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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| Ligands: | , |
| Gene: | Calmodulin, Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase, NOS2, NOS2A (Homo sapiens), CALM1, CALM, CAM, CAM1, CALM2, CAM2, CAMB, CALM3, CALML2, CAM3, CAMC, CAMIII (Homo sapiens) |
| Activity: | Nitric-oxide synthase, with EC number 1.14.13.39 |
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum |
Function
[NOS2_HUMAN] Produces nitric oxide (NO) which is a messenger molecule with diverse functions throughout the body. In macrophages, NO mediates tumoricidal and bactericidal actions. Also has nitrosylase activity and mediates cysteine S-nitrosylation of cytoplasmic target proteins such COX2.
Evolutionary Conservation
Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.
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