Gene Symbol | NOS3 |
Entrez Gene ID | 4846 |
Full Name | nitric oxide synthase 3 |
Synonyms | ECNOS,eNOS |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Homo sapiens(human) |
Genome | |
Summary | Nitric oxide is a reactive free radical which acts as a biologic mediator in several processes, including neurotransmission and antimicrobial and antitumoral activities. Nitric oxide is synthesized from L-arginine by nitric oxide synthases. Variations in this gene are associated with susceptibility to coronary spasm. Alternative splicing and the use of alternative promoters results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2016]. |
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Disorder Html: | {Coronary artery spasm 1, susceptibility to} (3); {Alzheimer disease, late-onset, susceptibility to}, 104300 (3); {Hypertension, susceptibility to}, 145500 (3); {Hypertension, pregnancy-induced}, 189800 (3); {Placental abruption} (3); {Ischemic stroke, susceptibility to}, 601367 (3) |