NOX4

NADPH oxidase 4
Identifiers
SymbolsNOX4 ; KOX; KOX-1; RENOX
External IDsOMIM: 605261 MGI: 1354184 HomoloGene: 41065 ChEMBL: 1250375 GeneCards: NOX4 Gene
EC number1.6.3.-
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez5050750490
EnsemblENSG00000086991ENSMUSG00000030562
UniProtQ9NPH5Q9JHI8
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001143836NM_001285833
RefSeq (protein)NP_001137308NP_001272762
Location (UCSC)Chr 11:
89.06 – 89.32 Mb
Chr 7:
87.25 – 87.4 Mb
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NADPH oxidase 4 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the NOX4 gene, and is a member of the NOX family of NADPH oxidases.[1]

Function

Oxygen sensing is essential for homeostasis in all aerobic organisms. A phagocyte-type oxidase, similar to that responsible for the production of large amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in neutrophil granulocytes, with resultant antimicrobial activity, has been postulated to function in the kidney as an oxygen sensor that regulates the synthesis of erythropoietin in the renal cortex.[1] Nox4 protects the vasculature against inflammatory stress.[2] Nox-dependent reactive oxygen species modulation by amino endoperoxides can induce apoptosis in high Nox4-expressing cancer cells.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Entrez Gene: NOX4 NADPH oxidase 4".
  2. Schröder K, Zhang M, Benkhoff S, Mieth A, Pliquett R, Kosowski J, Kruse C, Luedike P, Michaelis UR, Weissmann N, Dimmeler S, Shah AM, Brandes RP (April 2012). "Nox4 is a protective reactive oxygen species generating vascular NADPH oxidase". Circ. Res. 110 (9): 1217–25. doi:10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.112.267054. PMID 22456182.
  3. Zhu P, Tong BM, Wang R, Chen JP, Foo S, Chong HC, Wang XL, Ang GY, Chiba S, Tan NS (March 2013). "Nox4-dependent ROS modulation by amino endoperoxides to induce apoptosis in cancer cells.". Cell Death Dis. 4: e552. doi:10.1038/cddis.2013.68. PMID 23519121.

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