A scallop nitric oxide synthase (NOS) with structure similar to neuronal NOS and its involvement in the immune defense.

BACKGROUND: Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) is responsible for synthesizing nitric oxide (NO) from L-arginine, and involved in multiple physiological functions. However, its immunological role in mollusc was seldom reported. METHODOLOGY: In the present study, an NOS (CfNOS) gene was identified from the...

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Main Authors: Qiufen Jiang, Zhi Zhou, Leilei Wang, Lingling Wang, Feng Yue, Jingjing Wang, Linsheng Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3724850?pdf=render