Redox signaling of NF-κB by membrane NAD(P)H oxidases in normal and malignant cells
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- Article
- Authors
- Brar, S. S.; Kennedy, T. P.; Quinn, M.; Hoidal, J. R.
- Source
- Protoplasma; 20030501, Vol. 221 Issue: 1-2 p117-127, 11p
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- ISSN
- 0033183X; 16156102
Summary.: Evidence is rapidly accumulating that low-activity NAD(P)H oxidases homologous to that in phagocytic cells generate reactive oxygen species as signaling intermediates. In this review we discuss evidence that signaling NAD(P)H oxidases in part influence normal and malignant cell division by activating the redox-regulated transcription factor nuclear factor κB. The roles of growth-regulatory NAD(P)H oxidases in human airway smooth muscle and malignant melanoma are used as examples.