Thioredoxin-2 Inhibits Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Apoptosis Stress Kinase-1 Activity to Maintain Cardiac Function
Huang Q, Zhou HJ, Zhang H, Huang Y, Hinojosa-Kirschenbaum F, Fan P, Yao L, Belardinelli L, Tellides G, Giordano FJ, Budas GR, Min W. Thioredoxin-2 Inhibits Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Apoptosis Stress Kinase-1 Activity to Maintain Cardiac Function. Circulation 2015, 131: 1082-1097. PMID: 25628390, PMCID: PMC4374031, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.012725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial reactive oxygen species generationReactive oxygen species generationOxygen species generationASK1-dependent apoptosisMitochondrial reactive oxygen species productionPhosphorylation/activityKey mitochondrial proteinsSpecies generationMitochondrial membrane depolarizationKinase 1 activityMitochondrial proteinsReactive oxygen species productionCellular redoxMitochondrial Trx2Inhibition of ASK1Apoptotic signalingOxygen species productionThioredoxin 2Protein expression levelsKinase 1ATP productionASK1 inhibitionKnockout miceMitochondrial ultrastructureASK1 inhibitors