期刊
FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
卷 43, 期 1, 页码 31-38出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2007.03.006
关键词
Nox; Duox; dNox; dDuox; NADPH oxidase; reactive oxygen; drosophila; Nox1; Nox2; Nox3; Nox4; Nox5; Duox1; Duox2; gp91; gp91phox
资金
- NCI NIH HHS [R01 CA105116-04, R01 CA105116] Funding Source: Medline
- NIGMS NIH HHS [R01 GM067717, R01 GM067717-04] Funding Source: Medline
The catalytic subunit gp91phox (Nox2) of the NADPH oxidase of mammalian phagocytes is activated by microbes and immune mediators to produce large amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS) which participate in microbial killing. Homologs of gp91phox, the Nox and Duox enzymes, were recently described in a range of organisms, including plants, vertebrates, and invertebrates such as Drosophila nielanogaster. While their enzymology and cell biology are being extensively studied in many laboratories, little is known about in vivo functions of Noxes. Here, we establish and use an inducible system for RNAi to discover functions of dNox, an ortholog of human Nox5 in Drosophila. We report here that depletion of dNox in musculature causes retention of mature eggs within ovaries, leading to female sterility. In dNox-depleted ovaries and ovaries treated with a Nox inhibitor, muscular contractions induced by the neuropeptide proctolin are markedly inhibited. This functional defect results from a requirement for dNox-for the proctolin-induced calcium flux in Drosophila ovaries. Thus, these studies demonstrate a novel biological role for Nox-generated ROS in mediating agonist-induced calcium flux and smooth muscle contraction. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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