期刊
FEBS LETTERS
卷 582, 期 10, 页码 1395-1399出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2008.03.051
关键词
pulsed; enzyme; signaling; feedback; nitric oxide; kinetics
The established paradigm in understanding and describing enzyme activity uses formalisms based on steady-state assumptions, including Michaelis-Menten and King-Altman approaches. These are appropriate for enzymes operating under steady-state conditions. Signal generating enzymes transfer information, rather than material. Because the information capacity of a signal channel depends on frequency, steady-state descriptions may not be appropriate. Recently, Stuehr and coworkers described a novel product inhibition mechanism for NO synthases. Simulations presented here suggest that at physiological temperatures neuronal nitric oxide synthase produces sharp pulses of NO, consistent with its signaling function. These temporal pulses greatly restrict the effective spatial range of NO signaling. (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier B. V. on behalf of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies.
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