Biology:NOX1

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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NADPH oxidase 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the NOX1 gene.[1]

NOX1 is a homolog of the catalytic subunit of the superoxide-generating NADPH oxidase of phagocytes, gp91phox. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[2]

References

  1. "Cell transformation by the superoxide-generating oxidase Mox1". Nature 401 (6748): 79–82. Sep 1999. doi:10.1038/43459. PMID 10485709. Bibcode1999Natur.401...79S. 
  2. "Entrez Gene: NOX1 NADPH oxidase 1". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=27035. 

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