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Opening the black box: lessons from cell-free systems on the phagocyte NADPH-oxidase.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17434657     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The NADPH-oxidase complex of phagocytic cells plays a key role in the defense against invading pathogens, through the release of superoxide anion, precursor of other reactive oxygen species (ROS). NADPH-oxidase deficiency is called Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD), in which patients suffer from recurrent infections and from the formation of granulomas in various organs. Research on NADPH-oxidase has much benefited from the discovery of cell-free systems, i.e. reconstitution assays from broken resting (unstimulated) phagocytes, in which activation of the oxidase is elicited in vitro. Cell-free systems were developed in parallel to studies of molecular defects of patients with CGD, both approaches leading to the identification of the major proteins implicated in enzyme activation. Variations around the cell-free system allowed molecular dissection of the mechanism of NADPH-oxidase activation and provided insights into its relationship to phagocytosis.
Authors:
Marie-Claire Dagher; Edgar Pick
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review     Date:  2007-03-12
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biochimie     Volume:  89     ISSN:  0300-9084     ISO Abbreviation:  Biochimie     Publication Date:  2007 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-08-20     Completed Date:  2008-01-07     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1264604     Medline TA:  Biochimie     Country:  France    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1123-32     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institut de Biologie Structurale Jean-Pierre Ebel, 41 rue Jules Horowitz, F-38027 Grenoble; CEA;CNRS; Université Joseph Fourier; France. marie-claire.dagher@ibs.fr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cell-Free System / enzymology,  metabolism
Humans
Models, Biological
NADPH Oxidase / metabolism*
Phagocytes / enzymology*,  metabolism
Phagocytosis*
Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Reactive Oxygen Species; EC 1.6.3.1/NADPH Oxidase

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