Nitric oxide synthase 2 (inducible)
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Location (UCSC) | Chr 17: 27.76 – 27.8 Mb | Chr 11: 78.81 – 78.85 Mb | |||||||
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Nitric oxide synthase, inducible is an enzyme which is encoded by the NOS2 gene in humans and mice.[5]
Genetics
Three related pseudogenes are located within the Smith-Magenis syndrome region on chromosome 17. Alternative splicing of this gene results in two transcript variants encoding different isoforms.[6]
Location
Nitric oxide synthase is expressed in epithelial cells of the liver, lung and bone marrow. It is inducible by a combination of lipopolysaccharide and certain cytokines.[citation needed]
Function
Nitric oxide is a reactive free radical mediating in neurotransmission, antimicrobial and antitumoral activities.[citation needed] In mice, the function of Nos2 in immunity against a number of viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites has been well characterized, whereas in humans the role of NOS2 has remained elusive and controversial.[7] Nos2 is important for protective immunity against CMV.[8]
Deficiency
Autosomal recessive NOS2 deficiency has been described in mice. They lack the gene encoding nitric oxide synthase 2 (Nos2) and are susceptible to murine CMV infection.[11]
In February 2020, the same autosomal recessive, complete NOS2 deficiency was described in a human. A 51-year-old previously healthy person died after 29 months of progressive CMV infection due to respiratory failure secondary to CMV pneumonitis, CMV encephalitis, and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Whole-exome sequencing on genomic DNA from his blood showed he had homozygous variants in five genes. The only loss-of-function variant was a homozygous frameshift mutation in nitric oxide synthase 2. This condition is extremely rare, occurring in fewer than 1 per million persons.[8]
References
- ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000007171 – Ensembl, May 2017
- ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000020826 – Ensembl, May 2017
- ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- PMID 7682706.
- ^ "Entrez Gene: NOS2A nitric oxide synthase 2A (inducible, hepatocytes)".
- S2CID 37395425.
- ^ PMID 31995689.
- PMID 11114180.
- S2CID 15719851.
- PMID 11207313.