Table 3. Table 3. Differential effect of mutating Ca2+-binding sites at CaM on enzyme activation among NOS isoforms.
Cyto c Reduction | Citrulline formation or NO production | |||||
eNOS | nNOS | iNOS | eNOS | nNOS | iNOS | |
CaMs | (%) | (%) | ||||
None | 30±4a | 4.2 b | 2.8±0.8 a | 0.47 b | ||
WT | 100±12 a | 100b | 100c | 100±2a | 100b | 100c |
B1Q | 63±7 a | 11b | 109c | 75±4a | <2b | 95c |
B2Q | 67±6 a | ∼50b | 64c | 94±6a | 26b | 41c |
B3Q | 99±11 a | 76b | 67.7c | 105±9a | 82b | 43c |
B4Q | 55±7 a | ∼53b | 42.8c | 111±13 a | 30b | 90c |
B12Q | 34±4 a | ∼6d | 140d | 24±6a | ∼5d | 75d |
B34Q | 38±5 a | ∼12d | 100d | 18±5a | ∼10d | 115d |
B1234Q | 27±3 a | ∼11d | <25d | 2.3±0.4 a | <2d | <25d |
This manuscript: The activity was obtained in the presence of 0.5 μM CaM concentration. Under these conditions, the activities for eNOS bound to wild-type CaM were ∼14 min−1 min−1 for citrulline formation, and ∼286 min−1 for cytochrome c reduction.
Data from Ref. 21.
Data from Ref. 22.
Data from Ref. 23.