PIN: an associated protein inhibitor of neuronal nitric oxide synthase. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The neurotransmitter functions of nitric oxide are dependent on dynamic regulation of its biosynthetic enzyme, neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS). By means of a yeast two-hybrid screen, a 10-kilodalton protein was identified that physically interacts with and inhibits the activity of nNOS. This inhibitor, designated PIN, appears to be one of the most conserved proteins in nature, showing 92 percent amino acid identity with the nematode and rat homologs. Binding of PIN destabilizes the nNOS dimer, a conformation necessary for activity. These results suggest that PIN may regulate numerous biological processes through its effects on nitric oxide synthase activity.

publication date

  • November 1, 1996

Research

keywords

  • Carrier Proteins
  • Drosophila Proteins
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Nitric Oxide Synthase

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0029858301

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1126/science.274.5288.774

PubMed ID

  • 8864115

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 274

issue

  • 5288