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==Structure of bovine endothelial nitric oxide synthase heme domain in complex with 6-[(2S)-3-amino-2-{5-[2-(6-amino-4-methylpyridin-2-yl)ethyl]pyridin-3-yl}propyl]-4-methylpyridin-2-amine==
<StructureSection load='4cu1' size='340' side='right'caption='[[4cu1]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 1.89&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[4cu1]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bos_taurus Bos taurus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=4CU1 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=4CU1 FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 1.89&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=71S:6-[(2S)-3-AMINO-2-{5-[2-(6-AMINO-4-METHYLPYRIDIN-2-YL)ETHYL]PYRIDIN-3-YL}PROPYL]-4-METHYLPYRIDIN-2-AMINE'>71S</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=ACT:ACETATE+ION'>ACT</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=CAS:S-(DIMETHYLARSENIC)CYSTEINE'>CAS</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=GOL:GLYCEROL'>GOL</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=H4B:5,6,7,8-TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN'>H4B</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=HEM:PROTOPORPHYRIN+IX+CONTAINING+FE'>HEM</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=ZN:ZINC+ION'>ZN</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=4cu1 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=4cu1 OCA], [https://pdbe.org/4cu1 PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=4cu1 RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/4cu1 PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=4cu1 ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/NOS3_BOVIN NOS3_BOVIN] Produces nitric oxide (NO) which is implicated in vascular smooth muscle relaxation through a cGMP-mediated signal transduction pathway. NO mediates vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-induced angiogenesis in coronary vessels and promotes blood clotting through the activation of platelets.
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Overproduction of NO by nNOS is implicated in the pathogenesis of diverse neuronal disorders. Since NO signaling is involved in diverse physiological functions, selective inhibition of nNOS over other isoforms is essential to minimize side effects. A series of alpha-amino functionalized aminopyridine derivatives (3 - 8) were designed to probe the structure-activity relationship between ligand, heme propionate, and H4B. Compound 8R was identified as the most potent and selective molecule of this study, exhibiting a Ki of 24 nM for nNOS, with 273-fold and 2822-fold selectivity against iNOS and eNOS, respectively. Although crystal structures of 8R complexed with nNOS and eNOS revealed a similar binding mode, the selectivity stems from the distinct electrostatic environments in two isoforms that result in much lower inhibitor binding free energy in nNOS than in eNOS. These findings provide a basis for further development of simple, but even more selective and potent, nNOS inhibitors.

Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitors that Interact with both a Heme Propionate and Tetrahydrobiopterin Show High Isoform Selectivity.,Kang S, Tang W, Li H, Chreifi G, Martasek P, Roman LJ, Poulos TL, Silverman RB J Med Chem. 2014 Apr 23. PMID:24758147<ref>PMID:24758147</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Nitric Oxide Synthase 3D structures|Nitric Oxide Synthase 3D structures]]
== References ==
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