NADPH–cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase: prototypic member of the diflavin reductase family

T Iyanagi, C Xia, JJP Kim - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
NADPH–cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase (CYPOR) and nitric oxide synthase (NOS), two
members of the diflavin oxidoreductase family, are multi-domain enzymes containing distinct …

Towards the free energy landscape for catalysis in mammalian nitric oxide synthases

NGH Leferink, S Hay, SEJ Rigby… - The FEBS …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The general requirement for conformational sampling in biological electron transfer
reactions catalysed by multi‐domain redox systems has been emphasized in recent years …

Nitric oxide synthase domain interfaces regulate electron transfer and calmodulin activation

BC Smith, ES Underbakke, DW Kulp… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Nitric oxide (NO) produced by NO synthase (NOS) participates in diverse physiological
processes such as vasodilation, neurotransmission, and the innate immune response …

Single-molecule spectroscopy reveals how calmodulin activates NO synthase by controlling its conformational fluctuation dynamics

Y He, MM Haque, DJ Stuehr… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Mechanisms that regulate the nitric oxide synthase enzymes (NOS) are of interest in biology
and medicine. Although NOS catalysis relies on domain motions, and is activated by …

Effects of somatothermal far‐infrared ray on primary dysmenorrhea: a pilot study

YM Ke, MC Ou, CK Ho, YS Lin, HY Liu… - Evidence‐Based …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to assess the beneficial effects of using a far‐infrared (FIR)
belt on the management of patients with primary dysmenorrhea. This is the first study to …

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase is regulated by ERK phosphorylation at Ser602

JC Salerno, DK Ghosh, R Razdan, KA Helms… - Bioscience …, 2014 - portlandpress.com
eNOS (endothelial nitric oxide synthase) contains a MAPK (mitogen-activated protein
kinase)-binding site associated with a major eNOS control element. Purified ERK …

[HTML][HTML] Calmodulin activates neuronal nitric oxide synthase by enabling transitions between conformational states

JC Salerno, K Ray, T Poulos, H Li, DK Ghosh - FEBS letters, 2013 - Elsevier
We recently showed that inducible nitric oxide synthase conformational intermediates can
be resolved via FMN fluorescence lifetimes. Here we show that neuronal NOS activation by …

Distinct conformational behaviors of four mammalian dual‐flavin reductases (cytochrome P450 reductase, methionine synthase reductase, neuronal nitric oxide …

MM Haque, M Bayachou, J Tejero, CT Kenney… - The FEBS …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Multidomain enzymes often rely on large conformational motions to function. However, the
conformational setpoints, rates of domain motions and relationships between these …

Pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance study of domain docking in neuronal nitric oxide synthase: the calmodulin and output state perspective

AV Astashkin, L Chen, X Zhou, H Li… - The Journal of …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The binding of calmodulin (CaM) to neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) enables
formation of the output state of nNOS for nitric oxide production. Essential to NOS function is …

Phosphorylation controls endothelial nitric-oxide synthase by regulating its conformational dynamics

MM Haque, SS Ray, DJ Stuehr - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2016 - ASBMB
The activity of endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) is triggered by calmodulin (CaM) binding
and is often further regulated by phosphorylation at several positions in the enzyme …