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Endosomal NADPH oxidase regulates c-Src activation following hypoxia/reoxygenation injury
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Endosomal NADPH oxidase regulates c-Src activation following hypoxia/reoxygenation injury

Qiang Li, Yulong Zhang, Jennifer J Marden, Botond Banfi and John F Engelhardt
The Biochemical journal, Vol.411(3), pp.531-541
05/01/2008
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20071534
PMCID: PMC3597079
PMID: 18397177
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/3597079View
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Abstract

c-Src has been shown to activate NF-kappaB (nuclear factor kappaB) following H/R (hypoxia/reoxygenation) by acting as a redox-dependent IkappaBalpha (inhibitory kappaB) tyrosine kinase. In the present study, we have investigated the redox-dependent mechanism of c-Src activation following H/R injury and found that ROS (reactive oxygen species) generated by endosomal Noxs (NADPH oxidases) are critical for this process. Endocytosis following H/R was required for the activation of endosomal Noxs, c-Src activation, and the ability of c-Src to tyrosine-phosphorylate IkappaBalpha. Quenching intra-endosomal ROS during reoxygenation inhibited c-Src activation without affecting c-Src recruitment from the plasma membrane to endosomes. However, siRNA (small interfering RNA)-mediated knockdown of Rac1 prevented c-Src recruitment into the endosomal compartment following H/R. Given that Rac1 is a known activator of Nox1 and Nox2, we investigated whether these two proteins were required for c-Src activation in Nox-deficient primary fibroblasts. Findings from these studies suggest that both Nox1 and Nox2 participate in the initial redox activation of c-Src following H/R. In summary, our results suggest that Rac1-dependent Noxs play a critical role in activating c-Src following H/R injury. This signalling pathway may be a useful therapeutic target for ischaemia/reperfusion-related diseases.
Reactive Oxygen Species - metabolism Humans Cells, Cultured NADPH Oxidases - metabolism NF-kappa B - metabolism Oxygen - metabolism Phosphotyrosine - metabolism Cell Hypoxia Endocytosis I-kappa B Kinase - metabolism Proto-Oncogene Proteins pp60(c-src) - genetics Proto-Oncogene Proteins pp60(c-src) - metabolism Endosomes - enzymology Enzyme Activation rac1 GTP-Binding Protein - metabolism

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