Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 4846
Gene name Nitric oxide synthase 3
Gene symbol NOS3
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
ECNOSeNOS
Chromosome 7
Chromosome location 7q36.1
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
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs1549758 T>A,C Risk-factor, benign Missense variant, coding sequence variant, synonymous variant
rs1799983 T>A,G Pathogenic, risk-factor, benign Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs2070744 C>G,T Protective, risk-factor Upstream transcript variant, genic upstream transcript variant, intron variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT007181 hsa-miR-155-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 23108656
MIRT007181 hsa-miR-155-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 23108656
MIRT017773 hsa-miR-335-5p Microarray 18185580
MIRT053134 hsa-miR-24-3p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 23774796
MIRT053134 hsa-miR-24-3p ImmunocytochemistryLuciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 25920448
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
ATF2 Repression 16497991
DDIT3 Repression 22265908
GATA2 Activation 10713142
GATA4 Activation 14555463
HDAC1 Unknown 22848708
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000139 Component Golgi membrane TAS
GO:0001525 Process Angiogenesis IEA
GO:0001542 Process Ovulation from ovarian follicle IEA
GO:0001701 Process In utero embryonic development IEA
GO:0001974 Process Blood vessel remodeling IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
163729 7876 ENSG00000164867
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P29474
Protein name Nitric oxide synthase 3 (EC 1.14.13.39) (Constitutive NOS) (cNOS) (EC-NOS) (NOS type III) (NOSIII) (Nitric oxide synthase, endothelial) (Endothelial NOS) (eNOS)
Protein function Produces nitric oxide (NO) which is implicated in vascular smooth muscle relaxation through a cGMP-mediated signal transduction pathway (PubMed:1378832). NO mediates vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-induced angiogenesis in coronary vess
PDB 1M9J , 1M9K , 1M9M , 1M9Q , 1M9R , 1NIW , 2LL7 , 2MG5 , 2N8J , 3EAH , 3NOS , 4D1O , 4D1P , 5UO8 , 5UO9 , 5UOA , 5UOB , 5UOC , 5VVB , 5VVC , 5VVD , 5XOF , 6AV6 , 6AV7 , 6CIE , 6CIF , 6NH1 , 6NH2 , 6NH3 , 6NH4 , 6NH5 , 6NH6 , 6NH7 , 6NH8 , 6NHF , 6POU , 6POV , 6POW , 6POX , 6POY , 6POZ , 6PP0 , 6PP1 , 6PP2 , 6PP3 , 6PP4 , 7M56 , 7TSG , 7TSH , 7TSI , 7TSK
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF02898 NO_synthase 119 481 Nitric oxide synthase, oxygenase domain Domain
PF00258 Flavodoxin_1 522 698 Flavodoxin Domain
PF00667 FAD_binding_1 751 979 FAD binding domain Domain
PF00175 NAD_binding_1 1011 1125 Oxidoreductase NAD-binding domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Platelets, placenta, liver and kidney. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7515611}.
Sequence
MGNLKSVAQEPGPPCGLGLGLGLGLCGKQGPATPAPEPSRAPASLLPPAPEHSPPSSPLT
QPPEGPKFPRVKNWEVGSITYDTLSAQAQQDGPCTPRRCLGSLVFPRKLQGRPSPGPPAP
EQLLSQARDFINQYYSSIKRSGSQAHEQRLQEVEAEVAATGTYQLRESELVFGAKQAWRN
APRCVGRIQWGKLQVFDARDCRSAQEMFTYICNHIKYATNRGNLRSAITVFPQRCPGRGD
FRIWNSQLVRYAGYRQQDGSVRGDPANVEITELCIQHGWTPGNGRFDVLPLLLQAPDDPP
ELFLLPPELVLEVPLEHPTLEWFAALGLRWYALPAVSNMLLEIGGLEFPAAPFSGWYMST
EIGTRNLCDPHRYNILEDVAVCMDLDTRTTSSLWKDKAAVEINVAVLHSYQLAKVTIVDH
HAATASFMKHLENEQKARGGCPADWAWIVPPISGSLTPVFHQEMVNYFLSPAFRYQPDPW
K
GSAAKGTGITRKKTFKEVANAVKISASLMGTVMAKRVKATILYGSETGRAQSYAQQLGR
LFRKAFDPRVLCMDEYDVVSLEHETLVLVVTSTFGNGDPPENGESFAAALMEMSGPYNSS
PRPEQHKSYKIRFNSISCSDPLVSSWRRKRKESSNTDSAGALGTLRFCVFGLGSRAYPHF
CAFARAVDTRLEELGGERLLQLGQGDELCGQEEAFRGW
AQAAFQAACETFCVGEDAKAAA
RDIFSPKRSWKRQRYRLSAQAEGLQLLPGLIHVHRRKMFQATIRSVENLQSSKSTRATIL
VRLDTGGQEGLQYQPGDHIGVCPPNRPGLVEALLSRVEDPPAPTEPVAVEQLEKGSPGGP
PPGWVRDPRLPPCTLRQALTFFLDITSPPSPQLLRLLSTLAEEPREQQELEALSQDPRRY
EEWKWFRCPTLLEVLEQFPSVALPAPLLLTQLPLLQPRYYSVSSAPSTHPGEIHLTVAVL
AYRTQDGLGPLHYGVCSTW
LSQLKPGDPVPCFIRGAPSFRLPPDPSLPCILVGPGTGIAP
FRGFWQERLHDIESKGLQPTPMTLVFGCRCSQLDHLYRDEVQNAQQRGVFGRVLTAFSRE
PDNPKTYVQDILRTELAAEVHRVLCLERGHMFVCGDVTMATNVLQ
TVQRILATEGDMELD
EAGDVIGVLRDQQRYHEDIFGLTLRTQEVTSRIRTQSFSLQERQLRGAVPWAFDPPGSDT
NSP
Sequence length 1203
Interactions View interactions
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Premature ovarian failure Likely pathogenic rs752309888, rs765854160 RCV001270207
RCV001270208
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
Alzheimer disease Uncertain significance ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Alzheimer disease type 1 Uncertain significance; Benign; Likely benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ALZHEIMER DISEASE, FAMILIAL, 1 Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations