NADPH Oxidases (NOX): An Overview from Discovery, Molecular Mechanisms to Physiology and Pathology

• Main Authors: Annelise Vermot (Author), Isabelle Petit-Härtlein (Author), Susan M. E. Smith (Author), Franck Fieschi (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: MDPI AG, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The reactive oxygen species (ROS)-producing enzyme NADPH oxidase (NOX) was first identified in the membrane of phagocytic cells. For many years, its only known role was in immune defense, where its ROS production leads to the destruction of pathogens by the immune cells. NOX from phagocytes catalyze...