A deficiency of apoptosis inducing factor (AIF) in Harlequin mouse heart mitochondria paradoxically reduces ROS generation during ischemia-reperfusion

Background and Aims: AIF (apoptosis inducing factor) is a flavin and NADH containing protein located within mitochondria required for optimal function of the respiratory chain. AIF may function as an antioxidant within mitochondria, yet when released from mitochondria it activates caspase-independ...

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Main Authors: Qun eChen, Karol eSzczepanek, Ying eHu, Jeremy eThompson, Edward J. Lesnefsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2014.00271/full