Description
Product Characteristics: Voltage-gated proton (hydrogen) channels play an important role in cellular defense against acidic stress (1). NOX1 is a homolog of the catalytic subunit of the superoxide-generating NADPH oxidase of phagocytes, gp91phox (1). Three splice variants of NOX1 have been identified, NOH-1L, NOH-1S and NOH-1Lv (2). NOH-1S is a voltage-gated proton channel that participates in the regulation of cellular pH and is blocked by zinc. NOH-1L is a pyridine nucleotide-dependent oxidoreductase that generates superoxide and might conduct H(+) ions as part of its electron transport mechanism, whereas NOH-1S does not contain an electron transport chain (1-3). NOX1 have the potential to be effective treatments for a range of ischemic diseases (4).
Target Information: This gene encodes a member of the NADPH oxidase family of enzymes responsible for the catalytic one-electron transfer of oxygen to generate superoxide or hydrogen peroxide. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2012]