1997
Regulation of the NOS Gene Family
Papapetropoulos A, Sessa W. Regulation of the NOS Gene Family. 1997, 66-85. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-6039-5_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMammalian cell biologyBasic cellular processesFive-electron oxidationNOS gene familyNitric oxide synthase (NOS) familyMammalian genomesSynthase familyGene familyCellular processesMolecular regulationDistinct genesCell biologyLower speciesRecent discoveryGenesNOS isoformsIsoformsRegulationNitric oxideComplex functionsGenomeRecent advancesExcellent reviewsFamilyBiologyRegulation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase by Estrogen
Caulin-Glaser T, Sessa W, Bender J. Regulation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase by Estrogen. Ernst Schering Foundation Symposium Proceedings 1997, 217-232. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-03503-0_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNitric oxideL-arginineAbnormal endothelial cell functionImportant endothelium-derived vasodilatorsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseVascular smooth muscle cell proliferationVascular smooth muscle relaxationEndothelium-derived vasodilatorsSmooth muscle cell proliferationInhibits neointima formationNitric oxide synthaseSmooth muscle relaxationDifferent NOS isoformsNitric oxide synthase regulationMuscle cell proliferationSoluble guanylate cyclaseEndothelial cell functionNitric oxide synthase (NOS) familyVascular relaxationPlatelet aggregabilityVascular diseaseEndothelial NOSOxide synthaseAntiatherogenic propertiesMuscle relaxation
1994
The Nitric Oxide Synthase Family of Proteins
Sessa W. The Nitric Oxide Synthase Family of Proteins. Journal Of Vascular Research 1994, 31: 131-143. PMID: 7511942, DOI: 10.1159/000159039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid OxidoreductasesAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsArginineCardiovascular SystemCloning, MolecularConsensus SequenceDNAGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHumansImmune SystemMolecular Sequence DataNervous SystemNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthasePhosphorylationSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsCytochrome P450 reductase domainNitric oxide synthaseP450 reductase domainNitric oxide synthase (NOS) familySynthase familyMammalian enzymeSeparate genesReductase domainMolecular biologyNovel familyIsoforms of NOSImportant familyNitric oxideProteinEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseEnzyme nitric oxide synthaseGuanidino nitrogenImportant bio-regulatory moleculeOxide synthaseFamilyL-arginineCardiovascular systemRecent advancesGenesEnzymology