Nitric oxide synthase 1 (neuronal), also known asNOS1, is anenzyme that in humans is encoded by theNOS1gene.[5][6]
Nitric oxide synthases (EC1.14.13.39) (NOSs) are a family ofsynthases thatcatalyze the production ofnitric oxide (NO) fromL-arginine. NO is a chemical messenger with diverse functions throughout the body depending on its enzymatic source and tissue localization. In the brain and peripheral nervous system, where NOS1 is largely present, NO displays many properties of aneurotransmitter and may be involved inlong term potentiation. It is implicated inneurotoxicity associated withstroke and neurodegenerative diseases, neural regulation of smooth muscle, includingperistalsis and sphincter relaxation, and penile erection. NO is also responsible forendothelium-derived relaxing factor activity regulating blood pressure as produced from its related enzyme NOS3. Inmacrophages, NO mediates tumoricidal and bactericidal actions, as produced from its related enzyme NOS2. Various pharmacological inhibitors of NO synthases (NOS) block these effects, but further distinction of their function has been elucidated by animal models in which these specific genes have been inactivated. Neuronal NOS (NOS1), Endothelial NOS (NOS3), and Inducible NOSmacrophage NOS are distinct isoforms.[7] Both the neuronal and the macrophage forms are unusual among oxidative enzymes in requiring several electron donors:flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD),flavin mononucleotide (FMN),NADPH, andtetrahydrobiopterin.[8]
It has been implicated inasthma,[9][10]schizophrenia,[11][12]restless leg syndrome,[13] andpsychostimulant neurotoxicity. It has also been investigated with respect tobipolar disorder[14] andair pollution exposure.[15]
NOS1 has been shown tointeract withDLG4[16][17] andNOS1AP.[16]
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