| Literature DB >> 21764850 |
Naoki Yamanaka1, Michael B O'Connor.
Abstract
Nitric oxide (NO) is an important second messenger involved in numerous biological processes, but how it regulates gene expression is not well understood. In this issue of Genes & Development, Cáceres and colleagues (pp. 1476-1485) report a critical requirement of NO as a direct regulator of gene expression through its binding to a heme-containing nuclear receptor in Drosophila. This may be an anciently evolved mechanism to coordinate behavior and metabolism during animal development.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21764850 PMCID: PMC3143935 DOI: 10.1101/gad.2080411
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Genes Dev ISSN: 0890-9369 Impact factor: 11.361