NameNitric oxide synthase, brain
Synonyms
  • 1.14.13.39
  • bNOS
  • Constitutive NOS
  • N-NOS
  • NC-NOS
  • Neuronal NOS
  • nNOS
  • NOS type I
  • Peptidyl-cysteine S-nitrosylase NOS1
Gene NameNOS1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000134|Nitric oxide synthase, brain
MEDHMFGVQQIQPNVISVRLFKRKVGGLGFLVKERVSKPPVIISDLIRGGAAEQSGLIQA
GDIILAVNGRPLVDLSYDSALEVLRGIASETHVVLILRGPEGFTTHLETTFTGDGTPKTI
RVTQPLGPPTKAVDLSHQPPAGKEQPLAVDGASGPGNGPQHAYDDGQEAGSLPHANGLAP
RPPGQDPAKKATRVSLQGRGENNELLKEIEPVLSLLTSGSRGVKGGAPAKAEMKDMGIQV
DRDLDGKSHKPLPLGVENDRVFNDLWGKGNVPVVLNNPYSEKEQPPTSGKQSPTKNGSPS
KCPRFLKVKNWETEVVLTDTLHLKSTLETGCTEYICMGSIMHPSQHARRPEDVRTKGQLF
PLAKEFIDQYYSSIKRFGSKAHMERLEEVNKEIDTTSTYQLKDTELIYGAKHAWRNASRC
VGRIQWSKLQVFDARDCTTAHGMFNYICNHVKYATNKGNLRSAITIFPQRTDGKHDFRVW
NSQLIRYAGYKQPDGSTLGDPANVQFTEICIQQGWKPPRGRFDVLPLLLQANGNDPELFQ
IPPELVLEVPIRHPKFEWFKDLGLKWYGLPAVSNMLLEIGGLEFSACPFSGWYMGTEIGV
RDYCDNSRYNILEEVAKKMNLDMRKTSSLWKDQALVEINIAVLYSFQSDKVTIVDHHSAT
ESFIKHMENEYRCRGGCPADWVWIVPPMSGSITPVFHQEMLNYRLTPSFEYQPDPWNTHV
WKGTNGTPTKRRAIGFKKLAEAVKFSAKLMGQAMAKRVKATILYATETGKSQAYAKTLCE
IFKHAFDAKVMSMEEYDIVHLEHETLVLVVTSTFGNGDPPENGEKFGCALMEMRHPNSVQ
EERKSYKVRFNSVSSYSDSQKSSGDGPDLRDNFESAGPLANVRFSVFGLGSRAYPHFCAF
GHAVDTLLEELGGERILKMREGDELCGQEEAFRTWAKKVFKAACDVFCVGDDVNIEKANN
SLISNDRSWKRNKFRLTFVAEAPELTQGLSNVHKKRVSAARLLSRQNLQSPKSSRSTIFV
RLHTNGSQELQYQPGDHLGVFPGNHEDLVNALIERLEDAPPVNQMVKVELLEERNTALGV
ISNWTDELRLPPCTIFQAFKYYLDITTPPTPLQLQQFASLATSEKEKQRLLVLSKGLQEY
EEWKWGKNPTIVEVLEEFPSIQMPATLLLTQLSLLQPRYYSISSSPDMYPDEVHLTVAIV
SYRTRDGEGPIHHGVCSSWLNRIQADELVPCFVRGAPSFHLPRNPQVPCILVGPGTGIAP
FRSFWQQRQFDIQHKGMNPCPMVLVFGCRQSKIDHIYREETLQAKNKGVFRELYTAYSRE
PDKPKKYVQDILQEQLAESVYRALKEQGGHIYVCGDVTMAADVLKAIQRIMTQQGKLSAE
DAGVFISRMRDDNRYHEDIFGVTLRTYEVTNRLRSESIAFIEESKKDTDEVFSS
Number of residues1434
Molecular Weight160969.095
Theoretical pI7.44
GO Classification
Functions
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide binding
  • FMN binding
  • iron ion binding
  • NADP binding
  • arginine binding
  • heme binding
  • ion channel binding
  • cadmium ion binding
  • nitric-oxide synthase activity
  • scaffold protein binding
  • NADPH-hemoprotein reductase activity
  • sodium channel regulator activity
  • tetrahydrobiopterin binding
Processes
  • response to nitric oxide
  • response to lipopolysaccharide
  • nitric oxide biosynthetic process
  • response to vitamin E
  • nitric oxide mediated signal transduction
  • phagosome maturation
  • response to nicotine
  • negative regulation of heart contraction
  • female pregnancy
  • positive regulation of vasodilation
  • muscle contraction
  • negative regulation of insulin secretion
  • positive regulation of the force of heart contraction
  • neurotransmitter biosynthetic process
  • cellular response to growth factor stimulus
  • cellular response to mechanical stimulus
  • peptidyl-cysteine S-nitrosylation
  • negative regulation of blood pressure
  • negative regulation of cytosolic calcium ion concentration
  • positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
  • negative regulation of adrenergic receptor signaling pathway involved in heart process
  • regulation of cardiac muscle contraction
  • response to peptide hormone
  • regulation of sensory perception of pain
  • negative regulation of serotonin uptake
  • multicellular organismal response to stress
  • negative regulation of apoptotic process
  • negative regulation of cell proliferation
  • regulation of sodium ion transport
  • positive regulation of adrenergic receptor signaling pathway involved in heart process
  • regulation of ryanodine-sensitive calcium-release channel activity
  • striated muscle contraction
  • positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • response to heat
  • positive regulation of long-term synaptic potentiation
  • myoblast fusion
  • response to hypoxia
  • positive regulation of sodium ion transmembrane transport
  • exogenous drug catabolic process
  • response to lead ion
  • regulation of generation of L-type calcium current
  • positive regulation of histone acetylation
  • behavioral response to cocaine
  • regulation of neurogenesis
  • positive regulation of guanylate cyclase activity
  • negative regulation of calcium ion transport into cytosol
  • response to activity
  • negative regulation of calcium ion transport
  • response to ethanol
  • negative regulation of vasoconstriction
  • response to estrogen
  • negative regulation of hydrolase activity
  • aging
  • positive regulation of neuron death
  • negative regulation of potassium ion transport
  • blood coagulation
  • arginine catabolic process
Components
  • mitochondrial outer membrane
  • photoreceptor inner segment
  • caveola
  • cytosol
  • sarcoplasmic reticulum
  • sarcoplasmic reticulum membrane
  • nuclear membrane
  • perinuclear region of cytoplasm
  • azurophil granule
  • dendritic spine
  • sarcolemma
  • T-tubule
  • Z disc
  • vesicle membrane
  • synapse
  • cytoplasm
  • membrane raft
  • mitochondrion
  • protein complex
  • cytoskeleton
  • postsynaptic density
General FunctionTetrahydrobiopterin binding
Specific FunctionProduces nitric oxide (NO) which is a messenger molecule with diverse functions throughout the body. In the brain and peripheral nervous system, NO displays many properties of a neurotransmitter. Probably has nitrosylase activity and mediates cysteine S-nitrosylation of cytoplasmic target proteins such SRR.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID642526
UniProtKB IDP29475
UniProtKB Entry NameNOS1_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0020449|Nitric oxide synthase, brain (NOS1)
ATGGAGGATCACATGTTCGGTGTTCAGCAAATCCAGCCCAATGTCATTTCTGTTCGTCTC
TTCAAGCGCAAAGTTGGGGGCCTGGGATTTCTGGTGAAGGAGCGGGTCAGTAAGCCGCCC
GTGATCATCTCTGACCTGATTCGTGGGGGCGCCGCAGAGCAGAGTGGCCTCATCCAGGCC
GGAGACATCATTCTTGCGGTCAACGGCCGGCCCTTGGTGGACCTGAGCTATGACAGCGCC
CTGGAGGTACTCAGAGGCATTGCCTCTGAGACCCACGTGGTCCTCATTCTGAGGGGCCCT
GAAGGTTTCACCACGCACCTGGAGACCACCTTTACAGGTGATGGGACCCCCAAGACCATC
CGGGTGACACAGCCCCTGGGTCCCCCCACCAAAGCCGTGGATCTGTCCCACCAGCCACCG
GCCGGCAAAGAACAGCCCCTGGCAGTGGATGGGGCCTCGGGTCCCGGGAATGGGCCTCAG
CATGCCTACGATGATGGGCAGGAGGCTGGCTCACTCCCCCATGCCAACGGCCTGGCCCCC
AGGCCCCCAGGCCAGGACCCCGCGAAGAAAGCAACCAGAGTCAGCCTCCAAGGCAGAGGG
GAGAACAATGAACTGCTCAAGGAGATAGAGCCTGTGCTGAGCCTTCTCACCAGTGGGAGC
AGAGGGGTCAAGGGAGGGGCACCTGCCAAGGCAGAGATGAAAGATATGGGAATCCAGGTG
GACAGAGATTTGGACGGCAAGTCACACAAACCTCTGCCCCTCGGCGTGGAGAACGACCGA
GTCTTCAATGACCTATGGGGGAAGGGCAATGTGCCTGTCGTCCTCAACAACCCATATTCA
GAGAAGGAGCAGCCCCCCACCTCAGGAAAACAGTCCCCCACAAAGAATGGCAGCCCCTCC
AAGTGTCCACGCTTCCTCAAGGTCAAGAACTGGGAGACTGAGGTGGTTCTCACTGACACC
CTCCACCTTAAGAGCACATTGGAAACGGGATGCACTGAGTACATCTGCATGGGCTCCATC
ATGCATCCTTCTCAGCATGCAAGGAGGCCTGAAGACGTCCGCACAAAAGGACAGCTCTTC
CCTCTCGCCAAAGAGTTTATTGATCAATACTATTCATCAATTAAAAGATTTGGCTCCAAA
GCCCACATGGAAAGGCTGGAAGAGGTGAACAAAGAGATCGACACCACTAGCACTTACCAG
CTCAAGGACACAGAGCTCATCTATGGGGCCAAGCACGCCTGGCGGAATGCCTCGCGCTGT
GTGGGCAGGATCCAGTGGTCCAAGCTGCAGGTATTCGATGCCCGTGACTGCACCACGGCC
CACGGGATGTTCAACTACATCTGTAACCATGTCAAGTATGCCACCAACAAAGGGAACCTC
AGGTCTGCCATCACCATATTCCCCCAGAGGACAGACGGCAAGCACGACTTCCGAGTCTGG
AACTCCCAGCTCATCCGCTACGCTGGCTACAAGCAGCCTGACGGCTCCACCCTGGGGGAC
CCAGCCAATGTGCAGTTCACAGAGATATGCATACAGCAGGGCTGGAAACCGCCTAGAGGC
CGCTTCGATGTCCTGCCGCTCCTGCTTCAGGCCAACGGCAATGACCCTGAGCTCTTCCAG
ATTCCTCCAGAGCTGGTGTTGGAAGTTCCCATCAGGCACCCCAAGTTTGAGTGGTTCAAG
GACCTGGGGCTGAAGTGGTACGGCCTCCCCGCCGTGTCCAACATGCTCCTAGAGATTGGC
GGCCTGGAGTTCAGCGCCTGTCCCTTCAGTGGCTGGTACATGGGCACAGAGATTGGTGTC
CGCGACTACTGTGACAACTCCCGCTACAATATCCTGGAGGAAGTGGCCAAGAAGATGAAC
TTAGACATGAGGAAGACGTCCTCCCTGTGGAAGGACCAGGCGCTGGTGGAGATCAATATC
GCGGTTCTCTATAGCTTCCAGAGTGACAAAGTGACCATTGTTGACCATCACTCCGCCACC
GAGTCCTTCATTAAGCACATGGAGAATGAGTACCGCTGCCGGGGGGGCTGCCCTGCCGAC
TGGGTGTGGATCGTGCCCCCCATGTCCGGAAGCATCACCCCTGTGTTCCACCAGGAGATG
CTCAACTACCGGCTCACCCCCTCCTTCGAATACCAGCCTGATCCCTGGAACACGCATGTC
TGGAAAGGCACCAACGGGACCCCCACAAAGCGGCGAGCCATTGGCTTCAAGAAGCTAGCA
GAAGCTGTCAAGTTCTCGGCCAAGCTGATGGGGCAGGCTATGGCCAAGAGGGTGAAAGCG
ACCATCCTCTATGCCACAGAGACAGGCAAATCGCAAGCTTATGCCAAGACCTTGTGTGAG
ATCTTCAAACACGCCTTTGATGCCAAGGTGATGTCCATGGAAGAATATGACATTGTGCAC
CTGGAACATGAAACTCTGGTCCTTGTGGTCACCAGCACCTTTGGCAATGGAGATCCCCCT
GAGAATGGGGAGAAATTCGGCTGTGCTTTGATGGAAATGAGGCACCCCAACTCTGTGCAG
GAAGAAAGGAAGAGCTACAAGGTCCGATTCAACAGCGTCTCCTCCTACTCTGACTCCCAA
AAATCATCAGGCGATGGGCCCGACCTCAGAGACAACTTTGAGAGTGCTGGACCCCTGGCC
AATGTGAGGTTCTCAGTTTTTGGCCTCGGCTCACGAGCATACCCTCACTTTTGCGCCTTC
GGACACGCTGTGGACACCCTCCTGGAAGAACTGGGAGGGGAGAGGATCCTGAAGATGAGG
GAAGGGGATGAGCTCTGTGGGCAGGAAGAGGCTTTCAGGACCTGGGCCAAGAAGGTCTTC
AAGGCAGCCTGTGATGTCTTCTGTGTGGGAGATGATGTCAACATTGAAAAGGCCAACAAT
TCCCTCATCAGCAATGATCGCAGCTGGAAGAGAAACAAGTTCCGCCTCACCTTTGTGGCC
GAAGCTCCAGAACTCACACAAGGTCTATCCAATGTCCACAAAAAGCGAGTCTCAGCTGCC
CGGCTCCTTAGCCGTCAAAACCTCCAGAGCCCTAAATCCAGTCGGTCAACTATCTTCGTG
CGTCTCCACACCAACGGGAGCCAGGAGCTGCAGTACCAGCCTGGGGACCACCTGGGTGTC
TTCCCTGGCAACCACGAGGACCTCGTGAATGCCCTGATCGAGCGGCTGGAGGACGCGCCG
CCTGTCAACCAGATGGTGAAAGTGGAACTGCTGGAGGAGCGGAACACGGCTTTAGGTGTC
ATCAGTAACTGGACAGACGAGCTCCGCCTCCCGCCCTGCACCATCTTCCAGGCCTTCAAG
TACTACCTGGACATCACCACGCCACCAACGCCTCTGCAGCTGCAGCAGTTTGCCTCCCTA
GCTACCAGCGAGAAGGAGAAGCAGCGTCTGCTGGTCCTCAGCAAGGGTTTGCAGGAGTAC
GAGGAATGGAAATGGGGCAAGAACCCCACCATCGTGGAGGTGCTGGAGGAGTTCCCATCT
ATCCAGATGCCGGCCACCCTGCTCCTGACCCAGCTGTCCCTGCTGCAGCCCCGCTACTAT
TCCATCAGCTCCTCCCCAGACATGTACCCTGATGAAGTGCACCTCACTGTGGCCATCGTT
TCCTACCGCACTCGAGATGGAGAAGGACCAATTCACCACGGCGTATGCTCCTCCTGGCTC
AACCGGATACAGGCTGACGAACTGGTCCCCTGTTTCGTGAGAGGAGCACCCAGCTTCCAC
CTGCCCCGGAACCCCCAAGTCCCCTGCATCCTCGTTGGACCAGGCACCGGCATTGCCCCT
TTCCGAAGCTTCTGGCAACAGCGGCAATTTGATATCCAACACAAAGGAATGAACCCCTGC
CCCATGGTCCTGGTCTTCGGGTGCCGGCAATCCAAGATAGATCATATCTACAGGGAAGAG
ACCCTGCAGGCCAAGAACAAGGGGGTCTTCAGAGAGCTGTACACGGCTTACTCCCGGGAG
CCAGACAAACCAAAGAAGTACGTGCAGGACATCCTGCAGGAGCAGCTGGCGGAGTCTGTG
TACCGAGCCCTGAAGGAGCAAGGGGGCCACATATACGTCTGTGGGGACGTCACCATGGCT
GCTGATGTCCTCAAAGCCATCCAGCGCATCATGACCCAGCAGGGGAAGCTCTCGGCAGAG
GACGCCGGCGTATTCATCAGCCGGATGAGGGATGACAACCGATACCATGAGGATATTTTT
GGAGTCACCCTGCGAACGTACGAAGTGACCAACCGCCTTAGATCTGAGTCCATTGCCTTC
ATTGAAGAGAGCAAAAAAGACACCGATGAGGTTTTCAGCTCCTAA
GenBank Gene IDU17327
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNOS1
HGNC IDHGNC:7872
Chromosome Location12
Locus12q24.2-q24.31
References
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