Gene Information
Gene NameNOS3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1203
Protein NamesNitric oxide synthase, endothelial (EC 1.14.13.39) (Constitutive NOS) (cNOS) (EC-NOS) (Endothelial NOS) (eNOS) (NOS type III) (NOSIII)
Target Namenitric oxide synthase, endothelial
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000164867 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBP29474
Gene CardNOS3
Uniprot IDP29474
PfamPF00667; PF00258; PF00175; PF02898
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.39222894)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NOS3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NOS3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NOS3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nos3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NOS3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nos3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ NOS3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNOS1
ParalogsPOR, MTRR, NOS1, NDOR1, NOS2
Tissuespleen
Tissue SpecificityPlatelets, placenta, liver and kidney. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7515611}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.016667(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1M9J  (X-ray  2.43A  1M9K  (X-ray  2.01A  1M9M  (X-ray  1.96A  1M9Q  (X-ray  2.01A  1M9R  (X-ray  2.56A  1NIW  (X-ray  2.05A  2LL7  (NMR  2MG5  (NMR  2N8J  (NMR  3EAH  (X-ray  2.44A  3NOS  (X-ray  2.40A  4D1O  (X-ray  1.82A  4D1P  (X-ray  1.73A  5UO8  (X-ray  2.18A  5UO9  (X-ray  2.19A  5UOA  (X-ray  2.20A  5UOB  (X-ray  2.29A  5UOC  (X-ray  2.20A  5VVB  (X-ray  2.15A  5VVC  (X-ray  2.40A  5VVD  (X-ray  2.25A  5XOF  (X-ray  1.96A  6AV6  (X-ray  2.08A  6AV7  (X-ray  1.92A  6CIE  (X-ray  1.95A  6CIF  (X-ray  2.20A  6NH1  (X-ray  2.22A  6NH2  (X-ray  2.29A  6NH3  (X-ray  2.01A  6NH4  (X-ray  2.27A  6NH5  (X-ray  1.96A  6NH6  (X-ray  2.19A  6NH7  (X-ray  1.90A  6NH8  (X-ray  1.80A  6NHF  (X-ray  1.83A  6POU  (X-ray  2.19A  6POV  (X-ray  2.05A  6POW  (X-ray  2.15A  6POX  (X-ray  2.20A  6POY  (X-ray  2.30A  6POZ  (X-ray  2.20A  6PP0  (X-ray  1.97A  6PP1  (X-ray  1.76A  6PP2  (X-ray  2.02A  6PP3  (X-ray  1.95A  6PP4  (X-ray  2.20A  7M56  (X-ray  1.96A  7TSG  (X-ray  1.85A  7TSH  (X-ray  2.15A  7TSI  (X-ray  2.10A  7TSK  (X-ray  2.05A  7TSL  (X-ray  1.90A  7TSM  (X-ray  1.85A  7TSN  (X-ray  2.08A  7TSO  (X-ray  2.00A  7TSP  (X-ray  2.00A  7UAO  (X-ray  1.90A 
DBSNP rs3918166  rs1799983  rs145805216  rs145168353  rs7792133  rs3918232  rs3918201  rs3918234 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane. Membrane, caveola. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton. Golgi apparatus. Note=Specifically associates with actin cytoskeleton in the G2 phase of the cell cycle;
which is favored by interaction with NOSIP and results in a reduced enzymatic activity.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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