Characterization of the Reductase Domain of Rat Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Generated in the Methylotrophic Yeast Pichia pastoris CALMODULIN RESPONSE IS COMPLETE WITHIN THE REDUCTASE DOMAIN ITSELF*
Gachhui R, Presta A, Bentley D, Abu-Soud H, McArthur R, Brudvig G, Ghosh D, Stuehr D. Characterization of the Reductase Domain of Rat Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Generated in the Methylotrophic Yeast Pichia pastoris CALMODULIN RESPONSE IS COMPLETE WITHIN THE REDUCTASE DOMAIN ITSELF*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1996, 271: 20594-20602. PMID: 8702805, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.34.20594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCalmodulinCalmodulin-Binding ProteinsDNA PrimersElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyFlavinsFlavoproteinsIsoenzymesMolecular Sequence DataNADH DehydrogenaseNeuronsNitric Oxide SynthaseOxidation-ReductionPichiaRatsRecombinant ProteinsSpectrometry, FluorescenceTryptophanConceptsElectron transferFlavin semiquinoneReductase domainNADPH-dependent flavin reductionArtificial electron acceptorsADP affinity chromatographyHeme-containing oxygenase domainCalmodulin responseNNOS reductase domainAnaerobic titrationFlavin reductionElectron acceptorNNOS reductaseFlavin-containing reductase domainReductase proteinSemiquinoneFlavinFlavin fluorescenceOxygenase domainAffinity chromatographyCytochrome c.Pure proteinCytochrome cTransferAcceptorEPR Spectroscopic Characterization of Neuronal NO Synthase †
Galli C, MacArthur R, Abu-Soud H, Clark P, Stuehr D, Brudvig G. EPR Spectroscopic Characterization of Neuronal NO Synthase †. Biochemistry 1996, 35: 2804-2810. PMID: 8611587, DOI: 10.1021/bi9520444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpin-spin couplingElectron transferHeme ironElectron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopyEPR spectroscopic characterizationParamagnetic resonance spectroscopyOxygenase domainZero-field splitting parametersFirst coordination shellHeme redox centersNNOS oxygenase domainAir-stable semiquinoneSpectroscopic characterizationRedox centersReductase domainFlavin radicalsInterdomain electron transferFlavin semiquinoneCoordination shellResonance spectroscopyMicrowave power saturationSubstrates bindAnaerobic conditionsSubstrate bindingSemiquinone