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Evolutionary dynamics of the human NADPH oxidase genes CYBB, CYBA, NCF2, and NCF4: functional implications.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Sept 2013
Tarazona-Santos Eduardo, Machado Moara, Magalhães Wagner C S, Chen Renee, Lyon Fernanda, Burdett Laurie, Crenshaw Andrew, Fabbri Cristina, Pereira Latife, Pinto Laelia, Redondo Rodrigo A F, Sestanovich Ben, Yeager Meredith, Chanock Stephen J
Abstract excerpt
The phagocyte NADPH oxidase catalyzes the reduction of O2 to reactive oxygen species with microbicidal activity. It is composed of two membrane-spanning subunits, gp91-phox and p22-phox (encoded by CYBB and CYBA, respectively), and three cytoplasmic subunits, p40-phox, p47-phox, and p67-phox (encoded by NCF4, NCF1, and NCF2, respectively). Mutations in any of these genes can result in chronic granulomatous...
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