Gene information for NOS3 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database) |
Entrez gene ID | 4846 |
Official gene symbol | NOS3 |
Full name | nitric oxide synthase 3 (endothelial cell) |
Aliases | ,ECNOS,eNOS, |
Gene 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. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | Chromosome: 7 Locus: |
Gene position | 150688144 - 150711687 Map Viewer |
OMIM ID | 163729 |