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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
2016
Mitochondrial Redox Signaling and Tumor Progression
Chen Y, Zhang H, Zhou HJ, Ji W, Min W. Mitochondrial Redox Signaling and Tumor Progression. Cancers 2016, 8: 40. PMID: 27023612, PMCID: PMC4846849, DOI: 10.3390/cancers8040040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitochondrial redox proteinsExcessive ROSRedox proteinsCancer cellsMitochondrial redox signalingMitochondrial oxidative phosphorylationCellular ROS levelsStress signalingRedox regulationROS functionTumor progressionRedox signalingMitochondrial roleApoptotic signalingCancer cell proliferationRedox-sensitive pathwaysTranscriptional factorsReactive oxygen species generationTumor suppressorOxidative phosphorylationDNA mutationsOxygen species generationCancer progressionBasal ROSCancer invasion