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    NOS2 nitric oxide synthase 2 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

    Gene ID: 4843, updated on 5-Mar-2024

    Summary

    Official Symbol
    NOS2provided by HGNC
    Official Full Name
    nitric oxide synthase 2provided by HGNC
    Primary source
    HGNC:HGNC:7873
    See related
    Ensembl:ENSG00000007171 MIM:163730; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7873
    Gene type
    protein coding
    RefSeq status
    REVIEWED
    Organism
    Homo sapiens
    Lineage
    Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
    Also known as
    NOS; INOS; NOS2A; HEP-NOS
    Summary
    Nitric oxide is a reactive free radical which acts as a biologic mediator in several processes, including neurotransmission and antimicrobial and antitumoral activities. This gene encodes a nitric oxide synthase which is expressed in liver and is inducible by a combination of lipopolysaccharide and certain cytokines. Three related pseudogenes are located within the Smith-Magenis syndrome region on chromosome 17. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
    Expression
    Biased expression in small intestine (RPKM 10.3), appendix (RPKM 7.9) and 5 other tissues See more
    Orthologs
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    Genomic context

    See NOS2 in Genome Data Viewer
    Location:
    17q11.2
    Exon count:
    27
    Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
    RS_2023_10 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 17 NC_000017.11 (27756766..27800529, complement)
    RS_2023_10 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 17 NC_060941.1 (28698170..28741926, complement)
    105.20220307 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 17 NC_000017.10 (26083792..26127555, complement)

    Chromosome 17 - NC_000017.11Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene carboxypeptidase D pseudogene 1 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr17:26072465-26073008 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr17:26073009-26073552 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr17:26082942-26083442 Neighboring gene galectin 9D, pseudogene Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr17:26110033-26110532 Neighboring gene NOS2 5' regulatory region Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124903961 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr17:26208991-26209681 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 8330 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr17:26215109-26216060 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr17:26216061-26217012 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 8331 Neighboring gene LYR motif containing 9

    Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

    Expression

    • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
    • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
    • BioProject: PRJEB4337
    • Publication: PMID 24309898
    • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

    Bibliography

    GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

    What's a GeneRIF?

    Phenotypes

    Associated conditions

    Description Tests
    Malaria, susceptibility to
    MedGen: C1970028 OMIM: 611162 GeneReviews: Not available
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    EBI GWAS Catalog

    Description
    Fraction of exhaled nitric oxide values in childhood are associated with 17q11.2-q12 and 17q12-q21 variants.
    EBI GWAS Catalog
    Genome-wide association analysis identifies three psoriasis susceptibility loci.
    EBI GWAS Catalog
    Host-microbe interactions have shaped the genetic architecture of inflammatory bowel disease.
    EBI GWAS Catalog

    HIV-1 interactions

    Protein interactions

    Protein Gene Interaction Pubs
    Envelope surface glycoprotein gp120 env Ascorbate supplementation prevents the deleterious upregulation of iNOS and associated neuronal (MAP2) and astrocytic (GFAP) protein expression and structural changes caused by gp120 in human brain cell cultures PubMed
    Envelope transmembrane glycoprotein gp41 env The amino terminus of HIV-1 gp41 induces nitric oxide synthase in human glial and astrocyte cultures and that causes the dysregulation of nitric oxide production PubMed
    Tat tat HIV-1 Tat decreases expression of NOS2 (iNOS) in Leishmania-infected macrophages PubMed
    tat HIV-1 Tat potentiates NMDA-evoked (Ca2+)I responses involve LRP and a Src family kinase via the NOS/sGC/PKG pathway PubMed
    tat HIV-1 Tat induces iNOS in human astroglia and microglia through the activation of NF-kappaB and C/EBPbeta, an effect that may participate in the pathogenesis of HIV-associated dementia PubMed
    tat HIV-1 Tat induces iNOS in rat brain injected with Tat through upregulation of TNF-alpha, suggesting a mechanism for Tat-induced CNS damage PubMed
    tat HIV-1 Tat induces the expression of NOS-2 and NOS-3 which appears to be a mechanism for regulating Tat-mediated degradation of IkappaBalpha and activation of NFkappaB PubMed
    tat HIV-1 Tat inhibits interferon-induced iNOS activity in a murine macrophage cell line PubMed
    Vpr vpr Treatment of human primary astrocytes with HIV-1 Vpr upregulates expression of six genes, APOE, CCL5, DGKK, GPX5, NOS2, and PXDNL PubMed

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    Pathways from PubChem

    Interactions

    Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

    General gene information

    Markers

    Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

    Function Evidence Code Pubs
    enables FMN binding IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    enables FMN binding ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    enables NADP binding TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables arginine binding ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    enables calmodulin binding IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables flavin adenine dinucleotide binding IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    enables flavin adenine dinucleotide binding ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    enables heme binding ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    enables metal ion binding IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables nitric-oxide synthase activity IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    enables nitric-oxide synthase activity IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables nitric-oxide synthase activity TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    enables protein binding IPI
    Inferred from Physical Interaction
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables protein homodimerization activity ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    enables tetrahydrobiopterin binding ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    Process Evidence Code Pubs
    involved_in arginine catabolic process IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in arginine catabolic process IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in cell redox homeostasis TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    involved_in cellular response to lipopolysaccharide IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in cellular response to type II interferon IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in cellular response to xenobiotic stimulus IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in circadian rhythm IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in defense response to Gram-negative bacterium NAS
    Non-traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in defense response to bacterium IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in defense response to bacterium IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in defense response to bacterium ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in inflammatory response IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in innate immune response in mucosa NAS
    Non-traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in negative regulation of blood pressure IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of gene expression IGI
    Inferred from Genetic Interaction
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in negative regulation of protein catabolic process IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in nitric oxide biosynthetic process IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in nitric oxide biosynthetic process IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in nitric oxide mediated signal transduction IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in peptidyl-cysteine S-nitrosylation ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of guanylate cyclase activity IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of interleukin-6 production IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of interleukin-8 production IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of killing of cells of another organism IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of leukocyte mediated cytotoxicity TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in prostaglandin secretion IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in regulation of cell population proliferation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of cellular respiration TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in regulation of cytokine production involved in inflammatory response IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in regulation of insulin secretion IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in response to bacterium NAS
    Non-traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in response to hormone IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in response to hypoxia IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in response to lipopolysaccharide IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in superoxide metabolic process ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    Component Evidence Code Pubs
    located_in cortical cytoskeleton IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    located_in cytoplasm IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    is_active_in cytosol IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    located_in cytosol IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in cytosol TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    located_in nucleoplasm TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    is_active_in nucleus IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    located_in nucleus ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    located_in perinuclear region of cytoplasm IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    located_in peroxisomal matrix TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    located_in peroxisome IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    is_active_in plasma membrane IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     

    General protein information

    Preferred Names
    nitric oxide synthase, inducible
    Names
    NOS, type II
    hepatocyte NOS
    inducible NO synthase
    inducible NOS
    nitric oxide synthase 2, inducible
    nitric oxide synthase 2A (inducible, hepatocytes)
    nitric oxide synthase, macrophage
    peptidyl-cysteine S-nitrosylase NOS2
    NP_000616.3

    NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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    RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

    These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

    These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

    Genomic

    1. NG_011470.1 RefSeqGene

      Range
      5001..48764
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    mRNA and Protein(s)

    1. NM_000625.4 → NP_000616.3  nitric oxide synthase, inducible

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_000616.3

      Status: REVIEWED

      Source sequence(s)
      AC130289
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS11223.1
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      A1L3U5, B7ZLY2, O60757, O94994, P35228, Q16263, Q16692, Q4TTS5, Q9UD42
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A2R8YDS4
      Related
      ENSP00000327251.6, ENST00000313735.11
      Conserved Domains (4) summary
      COG0369
      Location:538 → 1127
      CysJ; Sulfite reductase, alpha subunit (flavoprotein) [Inorganic ion transport and metabolism]
      cd00795
      Location:84 → 496
      NOS_oxygenase_euk; Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) eukaryotic oxygenase domain. NOS produces nitric oxide (NO) by catalyzing a five-electron heme-based oxidation of a guanidine nitrogen of L-arginine to L-citrulline via two successive monooxygenation reactions producing N ...
      pfam00258
      Location:541 → 672
      Flavodoxin_1; Flavodoxin
      cl06868
      Location:736 → 1132
      FNR_like; Ferredoxin reductase (FNR), an FAD and NAD(P) binding protein, was intially identified as a chloroplast reductase activity, catalyzing the electron transfer from reduced iron-sulfur protein ferredoxin to NADP+ as the final step in the electron transport ...

    RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2023_10

    The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

    Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Genomic

    1. NC_000017.11 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

      Range
      27756766..27800529 complement
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    Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Genomic

    1. NC_060941.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

      Range
      28698170..28741926 complement
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      GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

    Suppressed Reference Sequence(s)

    The following Reference Sequences have been suppressed. Explain

    1. NM_153292.1: Suppressed sequence

      Description
      NM_153292.1: This RefSeq was permanently suppressed because currently there is insufficient support for the transcript and the protein.