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Human neuroglobin functions as an oxidative stress-responsive sensor for neuroprotection.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 31 Aug 2012
Watanabe Seiji, Takahashi Nozomu, Uchida Hiroyuki, Wakasugi Keisuke
Abstract excerpt
Mammalian neuroglobin (Ngb) protects neuronal cells under conditions of oxidative stress. The mechanism underlying this function is only partly understood. Here, we report that human Ngb exists in lipid rafts only during oxidative stress and that lipid rafts are crucial for neuroprotection by Ngb...
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