Redox-sensitive Signaling Factors and Antioxidants
نویسندگان
چکیده
The redox state, like the pH or the osmotic pressure, represents chemical characteristics of the intracellular environment. The intracellular redox homeostasis can be disturbed by the installation of the “oxidative stress”, which manifests itself through the dysregulation of the balance between the systems that produce oxidant agents and the antioxidant defense mechanisms (the redox balance). Essential cellular functions, such as gene expression, are influenced by the balance between proand antioxidant conditions. The mechanism by which the transcription of specific eukaryotic genes can be redox regulated, is complex, however, recent findings suggest that redox-sensitive transcription factors play an essential role in this process. This review is focused on the recent knowledge concerning some eukaryotic transcription factors, whose activation and DNA binding is controlled by the thiol redox status of the cell. Rezumat Starea redox, ca şi pH-ul sau presiunea osmotică, reprezintă caracteristici chimice ale mediului intracelular. Instalarea stresului oxidativ care se manifestă prin dereglarea balanţei dintre sistemele care produc agenţi oxidanţi şi mecanismele de apărare antioxidantă (balanţa redox) poate perturba homeostazia redox intracelulară. Echilibrul dintre condiţiile proşi antioxidante influenţează una dintre funcţiile celulare esenţiale, cum ar fi exprimarea genelor. Mecanismul prin care are loc reglarea transcrierii genelor specifice la eucariote este un proces complex, în care factorii de transcriere redox-sensibili joacă un rol important. În acest articol este prezentat modul de acţiune al unor factori de transcriere eucariotici, a căror activitate şi legare de ADN este controlată de statusul redox tiolic al celulei.
منابع مشابه
Redox regulation of transient receptor potential channels.
SIGNIFICANCE Environmental and endogenous reactive species such as reactive oxygen species (ROS), reactive nitrogen species (RNS), and other electrophiles are not only known to exert toxic effects on organisms, but are also emerging as molecules that mediate cell signaling responses. However, the mechanisms underlying this cellular redox signaling by reactive species remains largely uncharacter...
متن کاملA novel hypothesis for thalidomide-induced limb teratogenesis: redox misregulation of the NF-kappaB pathway.
Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the mechanisms of thalidomide teratogenesis, although none adequately accounts for the observed malformations and explains the basis for species specificity. Recent observations that thalidomide increases the production of free radicals and elicits oxidative stress, coupled with new insights into the redox regulation of nuclear transcription fact...
متن کاملDisulfides as redox switches: from molecular mechanisms to functional significance.
The molecular mechanisms underlying thiol-based redox control are poorly defined. Disulfide bonds between Cys residues are commonly thought to confer extra rigidity and stability to their resident protein, forming a type of proteinaceous spot weld. Redox biologists have been redefining the role of disulfides over the last 30-40 years. Disulfides are now known to form in the cytosol under condit...
متن کاملUpdate on Global Change Effects on Redox Signaling The Impact of Global Change Factors on Redox Signaling Underpinning Stress Tolerance1[W]
Reduction/oxidation (redox) metabolism and associated signaling are key components of cross tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses in plants. Climate change factors such as predicted increases in temperature and the availability of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and ozone (O3) will have a profound effect on oxidative signaling in plants, particularly in relation to photosynthetic metabolism...
متن کاملA "cross-talk" between Oxidative Stress and Redox Cell Signaling
Cells are sensitive to a variety of signals in their environment, which they respond to and integrate. Signal transduction at the cellular level refers to the movement of signals from outside the cell to inside. A "cross-talk" between heterologous cell signaling systems gives a complex communication of molecules in various tissues a new dimension and specifies the type of the obtained biologica...
متن کامل