Regulation of Rac1 and Reactive Oxygen Species Production in Response to Infection of Gastrointestinal Epithelia.

Generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) during infection is an immediate host defense leading to microbial killing. APE1 is a multifunctional protein induced by ROS and after induction, protects against ROS-mediated DNA damage. Rac1 and NAPDH oxidase (Nox1) are important contributors of ROS gene...

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Main Authors: Gerco den Hartog, Ranajoy Chattopadhyay, Amber Ablack, Emily H Hall, Lindsay D Butcher, Asima Bhattacharyya, Lars Eckmann, Paul R Harris, Soumita Das, Peter B Ernst, Sheila E Crowe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4711900?pdf=render