Protein Name | nitric oxide synthase 2 |
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Organism | Homo sapiens |
Gene ID | 4843 |
Gene Symbol | NOS2 |
UniProt | P35228 (NOS2_HUMAN) |
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2012
Total Number of Articles : 4387 |
Description |
nitric oxide synthase 2 |
Gene Summary |
Nitric oxide is a reactive free radical which acts as a biologic mediator in several processes, including neurotransmission and antimicrobial and antitumoral activities. This gene encodes a nitric oxide synthase which is expressed in liver and is inducible by a combination of lipopolysaccharide and certain cytokines. Three related pseudogenes are located within the Smith-Magenis syndrome region on chromosome 17. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] |
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