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- Since applications vary, each investigator should titrate the reagent to obtain optimal results.
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- Caution: Sodium azide yields highly toxic hydrazoic acid under acidic conditions. Dilute azide compounds in running water before discarding to avoid accumulation of potentially explosive deposits in plumbing.
- Source of all serum proteins is from USDA inspected abattoirs located in the United States.
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Nitric oxide synthase (NOS), a cell-type specific enzyme, catalyzes the synthesis of nitric oxide (NO). NO is a short-lived radical that transmits signals involved in vasorelaxation, neurotransmission, and cytotoxicity. In neurons and endothelial cells, constitutive NOS (cNOS) is activated by agonists that increase intracellular Ca[2+] levels and enhance calmodulin binding. Neuronal NOS (mNOS) and endothelial NOS (eNOS) have recognition sites for NADPH, FAD, FMN, and calmodulin and both are regulated in a similar manner. The human forms exhibit 52% amino acid identity. However, they are distinct gene products of about 155 kDa (mNOS) and 140 kDA (eNOS). The eNOS gene was cloned from human vascular endothelium as well as from bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAEC). eNOS protein has a unique N-myristylation consensus sequence that may explain its membrane localization.
Investigators should note that clone 3/eNOS/NOS Type III was never immunohistochemistry (IHC) tested on rat tissues while in development.
Development References (5)
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Kincer JF, Uittenbogaard A, Dressman J, et al. Hypercholesterolemia promotes a CD36-dependent and endothelial nitric-oxide synthase-mediated vascular dysfunction. J Biol Chem. 2002; 277(26):23525-23533. (Clone-specific: Western blot). View Reference
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Laufs U, Endres M, Stagliano N, et al. Neuroprotection mediated by changes in the endothelial actin cytoskeleton. J Clin Invest. 2000; 106(1):15-24. (Clone-specific: Immunofluorescence, Immunohistochemistry). View Reference
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Thomas SR, Chen K, Keaney JF Jr. Hydrogen peroxide activates endothelial nitric-oxide synthase through coordinated phosphorylation and dephosphorylation via a phosphoinositide 3-kinase-dependent signaling pathway. J Biol Chem. 2002; 277(8):6017-6024. (Clone-specific: Western blot). View Reference
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Zhao H, Dugas N, Mathiot C, et al. B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells express a functional inducible nitric oxide synthase displaying anti-apoptotic activity. Blood. 1998; 92(3):1031-1043. (Clone-specific: Flow cytometry). View Reference
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