Nitric Oxide: The Versatility of an Extensive Signal Molecule
National University of Mar del Plata · Fundación Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
Abstract
Nitric oxide (NO) is a small highly diffusible gas and a ubiquitous bioactive molecule. Its chemical properties make NO a versatile signal molecule that functions through interactions with cellular targets via either redox or additive chemistry. In plants, NO plays a role in a broad spectrum of pathophysiological and developmental processes. Although nitric oxide synthase (NOS)-dependent NO production has been reported in plants, no gene, cDNA, or protein has been isolated to date. In parallel, precise and regulated NO production can be measured from the activity of the ubiquitous enzyme nitrate reductase (NR). In addition to endogenous NO formation, high NO emissions are observed from fertilized soils, but…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 10.54
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 185
Authors
4- LLLorenzo LamattinaCorresponding
National University of Mar del Plata, Fundación Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
- CGCarlos García‐Mata
National University of Mar del Plata, Fundación Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
- MGMagdalena Graziano
National University of Mar del Plata, Fundación Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
- GCGabriela Carolina Pagnussat
National University of Mar del Plata, Fundación Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
Topics & keywords
- Nitric oxide
- Nitrate reductase
- Redox
- Cell signaling
- Chemistry
- Nitric oxide synthase
- Biophysics
- Enzyme