NameNitric oxide synthase, inducible
Synonyms
  • 1.14.13.39
  • HEP-NOS
  • Hepatocyte NOS
  • Inducible NO synthase
  • Inducible NOS
  • iNOS
  • NOS type II
  • NOS2A
  • Peptidyl-cysteine S-nitrosylase NOS2
Gene NameNOS2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000010|Nitric oxide synthase, inducible
MACPWKFLFKTKFHQYAMNGEKDINNNVEKAPCATSSPVTQDDLQYHNLSKQQNESPQPL
VETGKKSPESLVKLDATPLSSPRHVRIKNWGSGMTFQDTLHHKAKGILTCRSKSCLGSIM
TPKSLTRGPRDKPTPPDELLPQAIEFVNQYYGSFKEAKIEEHLARVEAVTKEIETTGTYQ
LTGDELIFATKQAWRNAPRCIGRIQWSNLQVFDARSCSTAREMFEHICRHVRYSTNNGNI
RSAITVFPQRSDGKHDFRVWNAQLIRYAGYQMPDGSIRGDPANVEFTQLCIDLGWKPKYG
RFDVVPLVLQANGRDPELFEIPPDLVLEVAMEHPKYEWFRELELKWYALPAVANMLLEVG
GLEFPGCPFNGWYMGTEIGVRDFCDVQRYNILEEVGRRMGLETHKLASLWKDQAVVEINI
AVLHSFQKQNVTIMDHHSAAESFMKYMQNEYRSRGGCPADWIWLVPPMSGSITPVFHQEM
LNYVLSPFYYYQVEAWKTHVWQDEKRRPKRREIPLKVLVKAVLFACMLMRKTMASRVRVT
ILFATETGKSEALAWDLGALFSCAFNPKVVCMDKYRLSCLEEERLLLVVTSTFGNGDCPG
NGEKLKKSLFMLKELNNKFRYAVFGLGSSMYPRFCAFAHDIDQKLSHLGASQLTPMGEGD
ELSGQEDAFRSWAVQTFKAACETFDVRGKQHIQIPKLYTSNVTWDPHHYRLVQDSQPLDL
SKALSSMHAKNVFTMRLKSRQNLQSPTSSRATILVELSCEDGQGLNYLPGEHLGVCPGNQ
PALVQGILERVVDGPTPHQTVRLEALDESGSYWVSDKRLPPCSLSQALTYFLDITTPPTQ
LLLQKLAQVATEEPERQRLEALCQPSEYSKWKFTNSPTFLEVLEEFPSLRVSAGFLLSQL
PILKPRFYSISSSRDHTPTEIHLTVAVVTYHTRDGQGPLHHGVCSTWLNSLKPQDPVPCF
VRNASGFHLPEDPSHPCILIGPGTGIAPFRSFWQQRLHDSQHKGVRGGRMTLVFGCRRPD
EDHIYQEEMLEMAQKGVLHAVHTAYSRLPGKPKVYVQDILRQQLASEVLRVLHKEPGHLY
VCGDVRMARDVAHTLKQLVAAKLKLNEEQVEDYFFQLKSQKRYHEDIFGAVFPYEAKKDR
VAVQPSSLEMSAL
Number of residues1153
Molecular Weight131116.3
Theoretical pI8.01
GO Classification
Functions
  • receptor binding
  • arginine binding
  • protein homodimerization activity
  • NADPH-hemoprotein reductase activity
  • tetrahydrobiopterin binding
  • FMN binding
  • iron ion binding
  • NADP binding
  • heme binding
  • nitric-oxide synthase activity
  • flavin adenine dinucleotide binding
Processes
  • defense response to Gram-negative bacterium
  • cellular response to interferon-gamma
  • positive regulation of guanylate cyclase activity
  • positive regulation of leukocyte mediated cytotoxicity
  • negative regulation of gene expression
  • inflammatory response
  • arginine catabolic process
  • regulation of cellular respiration
  • peptidyl-cysteine S-nitrosylation
  • superoxide metabolic process
  • regulation of cell proliferation
  • nitric oxide biosynthetic process
  • response to hypoxia
  • nitric oxide mediated signal transduction
  • regulation of insulin secretion
  • phagosome maturation
  • defense response to bacterium
  • positive regulation of vasodilation
  • circadian rhythm
  • negative regulation of protein catabolic process
  • response to bacterium
  • cellular response to lipopolysaccharide
  • innate immune response in mucosa
  • negative regulation of blood pressure
  • cellular response to drug
  • blood coagulation
  • positive regulation of killing of cells of other organism
Components
  • nucleus
  • cortical cytoskeleton
  • peroxisome
  • cytosol
  • perinuclear region of cytoplasm
  • intracellular
  • cytoplasm
General FunctionTetrahydrobiopterin binding
Specific FunctionProduces 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. As component of the iNOS-S100A8/9 transnitrosylase complex involved in the selective inflammatory stimulus-dependent S-nitrosylation of GAPDH on 'Cys-247' implicated in regulation of the GAIT complex activity and probably multiple targets including ANXA5, EZR, MSN and VIM.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID292242
UniProtKB IDP35228
UniProtKB Entry NameNOS2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNot Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0020444|Nitric oxide synthase, inducible (NOS2)
ATGGCCTGTCCTTGGAAATTTCTGTTCAAGACCAAATTCCACCAGTATGCAATGAATGGG
GAAAAAGACATCAACAACAATGTGGAGAAAGCCCCCTGTGCCACCTCCAGTCCAGTGACA
CAGGATGACCTTCAGTATCACAACCTCAGCAAGCAGCAGAATGAGTCCCCGCAGCCCCTC
GTGGAGACGGGAAAGAAGTCTCCAGAATCTCTGGTCAAGCTGGATGCAACCCCATTGTCC
TCCCCACGGCATGTGAGGATCAAAAACTGGGGCAGCGGGATGACTTTCCAAGACACACTT
CACCATAAGGCCAAAGGGATTTTAACTTGCAGGTCCAAATCTTGCCTGGGGTCCATTATG
ACTCCCAAAAGTTTGACCAGAGGACCCAGGGACAAGCCTACCCCTCCAGATGAGCTTCTA
CCTCAAGCTATCGAATTTGTCAACCAATATTACGGCTCCTTCAAAGAGGCAAAAATAGAG
GAACATCTGGCCAGGGTGGAAGCGGTAACAAAGGAGATAGAAACAACAGGAACCTACCAA
CTGACGGGAGATGAGCTCATCTTCGCCACCAAGCAGGCCTGGCGCAATGCCCCACGCTGC
ATTGGGAGGATCCAGTGGTCCAACCTGCAGGTCTTCGATGCCCGCAGCTGTTCCACTGCC
CGGGAAATGTTTGAACACATCTGCAGACACGTGCGTTACTCCACCAACAATGGCAACATC
AGGTCGGCCATCACCGTGTTCCCCCAGCGGAGTGATGGCAAGCACGACTTCCGGGTGTGG
AATGCTCAGCTCATCCGCTATGCTGGCTACCAGATGCCAGATGGCAGCATCAGAGGGGAC
CCTGCCAACGTGGAATTCACTCAGCTGTGCATCGACCTGGGCTGGAAGCCCAAGTACGGC
CGCTTCGATGTGGTCCCCCTGGTCCTGCAGGCCAATGGCCGTGACCCTGAGCTCTTCGAA
ATCCCACCTGACCTTGTGCTTGAGGTGGCCATGGAACATCCCAAATACGAGTGGTTTCGG
GAACTGGAGCTAAAGTGGTACGCCCTGCCTGCAGTGGCCAACATGCTGCTTGAGGTGGGC
GGCCTGGAGTTCCCAGGGTGCCCCTTCAATGGCTGGTACATGGGCACAGAGATCGGAGTC
CGGGACTTCTGTGACGTCCAGCGCTACAACATCCTGGAGGAAGTGGGCAGGAGAATGGGC
CTGGAAACGCACAAGCTGGCCTCGCTCTGGAAAGACCAGGCTGTCGTTGAGATCAACATT
GCTGTGCTCCATAGTTTCCAGAAGCAGAATGTGACCATCATGGACCACCACTCGGCTGCA
GAATCCTTCATGAAGTACATGCAGAATGAATACCGGTCCCGTGGGGGCTGCCCGGCAGAC
TGGATTTGGCTGGTCCCTCCCATGTCTGGGAGCATCACCCCCGTGTTTCACCAGGAGATG
CTGAACTACGTCCTGTCCCCTTTCTACTACTATCAGGTAGAGGCCTGGAAAACCCATGTC
TGGCAGGACGAGAAGCGGAGACCCAAGAGAAGAGAGATTCCATTGAAAGTCTTGGTCAAA
GCTGTGCTCTTTGCCTGTATGCTGATGCGCAAGACAATGGCGTCCCGAGTCAGAGTCACC
ATCCTCTTTGCGACAGAGACAGGAAAATCAGAGGCGCTGGCCTGGGACCTGGGGGCCTTA
TTCAGCTGTGCCTTCAACCCCAAGGTTGTCTGCATGGATAAGTACAGGCTGAGCTGCCTG
GAGGAGGAACGGCTGCTGTTGGTGGTGACCAGTACGTTTGGCAATGGAGACTGCCCTGGC
AATGGAGAGAAACTGAAGAAATCGCTCTTCATGCTGAAAGAGCTCAACAACAAATTCAGG
TACGCTGTGTTTGGCCTCGGCTCCAGCATGTACCCTCGGTTCTGCGCCTTTGCTCATGAC
ATTGATCAGAAGCTGTCCCACCTGGGGGCCTCTCAGCTCACCCCGATGGGAGAAGGGGAT
GAGCTCAGTGGGCAGGAGGACGCCTTCCGCAGCTGGGCCGTGCAAACCTTCAAGGCAGCC
TGTGAGACGTTTGATGTCCGAGGCAAACAGCACATTCAGATCCCCAAGCTCTACACCTCC
AATGTGACCTGGGACCCGCACCACTACAGGCTCGTGCAGGACTCACAGCCTTTGGACCTC
AGCAAAGCCCTCAGCAGCATGCATGCCAAGAACGTGTTCACCATGAGGCTCAAATCTCGG
CAGAATCTACAAAGTCCGACATCCAGCCGTGCCACCATCCTGGTGGAACTCTCCTGTGAG
GATGGCCAAGGCCTGAACTACCTGCCGGGGGAGCACCTTGGGGTTTGCCCAGGCAACCAG
CCGGCCCTGGTCCAAGGTATCCTGGAGCGAGTGGTGGATGGCCCCACACCCCACCAGACA
GTGCGCCTGGAGGCCCTGGATGAGAGTGGCAGCTACTGGGTCAGTGACAAGAGGCTGCCC
CCCTGCTCACTCAGCCAGGCCCTCACCTACTTCCTGGACATCACCACACCCCCAACCCAG
CTGCTGCTCCAAAAGCTGGCCCAGGTGGCCACAGAAGAGCCTGAGAGACAGAGGCTGGAG
GCCCTGTGCCAGCCCTCAGAGTACAGCAAGTGGAAGTTCACCAACAGCCCCACATTCCTG
GAGGTGCTAGAGGAGTTCCCGTCCCTGCGGGTGTCTGCTGGCTTCCTGCTTTCCCAGCTC
CCCATTCTGAAGCCCAGGTTCTACTCCATCAGCTCCTCCCGGGATCACACGCCCACAGAG
ATCCACCTGACTGTGGCCGTGGTCACCTACCACACCCGAGATGGCCAGGGTCCCCTGCAC
CACGGCGTCTGCAGCACATGGCTCAACAGCCTGAAGCCCCAAGACCCAGTGCCCTGCTTT
GTGCGGAATGCCAGCGGCTTCCACCTCCCCGAGGATCCCTCCCATCCTTGCATCCTCATC
GGGCCTGGCACAGGCATCGCGCCCTTCCGCAGTTTCTGGCAGCAACGGCTCCATGACTCC
CAGCACAAGGGAGTGCGGGGAGGCCGCATGACCTTGGTGTTTGGGTGCCGCCGCCCAGAT
GAGGACCACATCTACCAGGAGGAGATGCTGGAGATGGCCCAGAAGGGGGTGCTGCATGCG
GTGCACACAGCCTATTCCCGCCTGCCTGGCAAGCCCAAGGTCTATGTTCAGGACATCCTG
CGGCAGCAGCTGGCCAGCGAGGTGCTCCGTGTGCTCCACAAGGAGCCAGGCCACCTCTAT
GTTTGCGGGGATGTGCGCATGGCCCGGGACGTGGCCCACACCCTGAAGCAGCTGGTGGCT
GCCAAGCTGAAATTGAATGAGGAGCAGGTCGAGGACTATTTCTTTCAGCTCAAGAGCCAG
AAGCGCTATCACGAAGATATCTTTGGTGCTGTATTTCCTTACGAGGCGAAGAAGGACAGG
GTGGCGGTGCAGCCCAGCAGCCTGGAGATGTCAGCGCTCTGA
GenBank Gene IDL09210
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNOS2A
HGNC IDHGNC:7873
Chromosome Location17
Locus17q11.2-q12
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