1996
Characterization of Bovine Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Expressed inE. coli
Martasek P, Liu Q, Liu J, Roman L, Gross S, Sessa W, Masters B. Characterization of Bovine Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Expressed inE. coli. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1996, 219: 359-365. PMID: 8604992, DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1996.0238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE. coliBaculovirus expression systemBovine endothelial nitric oxide synthaseSDS/PAGEHEK-293 cellsChaperonin GroELHeterologous expressionRecombinant enzymeExpression systemExpression vectorActive enzymeFormation assaysEnzymatic activityColiEnzymeTissue sourcesEndothelial constitutive nitric oxide synthaseProteinSingle bandSynthaseNitric oxide synthaseAbsorbance maximumEndothelial nitric oxide synthase
1995
Functional Analysis of the Human Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Promoter SP1 AND GATA FACTORS ARE NECESSARY FOR BASAL TRANSCRIPTION IN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS (∗)
Zhang R, Min W, Sessa W. Functional Analysis of the Human Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Promoter SP1 AND GATA FACTORS ARE NECESSARY FOR BASAL TRANSCRIPTION IN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS (∗). Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1995, 270: 15320-15326. PMID: 7541039, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.25.15320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid OxidoreductasesAnimalsAortaBase SequenceBinding SitesCattleDNA PrimersDNA-Binding ProteinsEndothelium, VascularGATA2 Transcription FactorGene ExpressionHumansLuciferasesMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNitric Oxide SynthasePolymerase Chain ReactionPromoter Regions, GeneticRecombinant ProteinsRestriction MappingSp1 Transcription FactorTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticTransfectionConceptsBovine aortic endothelial cellsPromoter activitySp1 sitesBasal transcriptionGATA siteFurther deletionNuclear extractsENOS promoter activityAntibody supershift analysisDNA-protein complexesLuciferase activityENOS promoterLuc constructGel shift analysisSp-1 sitesBasal promoter activityLuciferase reporter geneSynthase gene expressionSp1 mutantGATA factorsNuclear proteinsGATA-2Mutant constructsReporter geneGel shift