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Disruption of the DT diaphorase (NQO1) gene in mice leads to increased menadione toxicity.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 27 Mar 1998
Radjendirane V, Joseph P, Lee Y H, Kimura S, Klein-Szanto A J, Gonzalez F J, Jaiswal A K
Abstract excerpt
NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) is a flavoenzyme that catalyzes two-electron reductive metabolism and detoxification of quinones and their derivatives leading to protection of cells against redox cycling and oxidative stress. To examine the in vivo role of NQO1, a NQO1-null mouse was produced using targeted gene disruption. Mice lacking NQO1 gene expression showed no detectable phenotype and were...
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