Article
NADPH oxidase homologs are required for normal cell differentiation and morphogenesis in Dictyostelium discoideum.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 30 Jun 2005
Lardy Bernard, Bof Mireille, Aubry Laurence, Paclet Marie Hélène, Morel Françoise, Satre Michel, Klein Gérard
Abstract excerpt
Membrane-associated NADPH oxidase complexes catalyse the production of the superoxide anion radical from oxygen and NADPH. In mammalian systems, NADPH oxidases form a family of at least seven isoforms that participate in host defence and signalling pathways. We report here the cloning and the characterisation of slime mould Dictyostelium discoideum homologs of the mammalian heme-containing subunit of...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Catalysis
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Membrane
- Cells, Cultured
- Cloning, Molecular
- Dictyostelium
- EF Hand Motifs
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Genes, Protozoan
- Isoenzymes
- Models, Molecular
