Promoter region of nitric oxide synthase were identified in Apostichopus japonicus by genome walking.
Luciferase assay indicated the region −614/+39 contributed importantly to expression of the AjNOS.
The first NF-κB binding site (−375 bp to −366 bp) was essential to induce AjNOS transcription.
STAT5 could not activate AjNOS expression in EPC cell.
NF-κB inhibitor SN50 suppressed the AjNOS mRNA expression in cultured coelomocytes.