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- Title
Insights into the Multifaceted Roles of Thioredoxin-1 System: Exploring Knockout Murine Models.
- Authors
Shcholok, Tetiana; Eftekharpour, Eftekhar
- Abstract
Simple Summary: This article reviews the biological importance of the Thioredoxin-1 system in different cells and organs. Redox balance, defined by an equilibrium between oxidized and reduced molecules, is crucial for proper cellular functions in health. Disruption of this balance may lead to cell death. Oxidation and reduction of cysteine residues in key signaling molecules changes their structural conformation and function. Thioredoxin-1 is a key regulatory protein that is used as a buffer to maintain the proteins in their optimal shape. In this review, we specifically focus on transgenic animal models related to the Thioredoxin-1 system. This review aims to showcase the specific roles of the Thioredoxin-1 system in maintaining balance in various organs and cell types. Redox balance is increasingly identified as a major player in cellular signaling. A fundamentally simple reaction of oxidation and reduction of cysteine residues in cellular proteins is the central concept in this complex regulatory mode of protein function. Oxidation of key cysteine residues occurs at the physiological levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), but they are reduced by a supply of thiol antioxidant molecules including glutathione, glutaredoxin, and thioredoxin. While these molecules show complex compensatory roles in experimental conditions, transgenic animal models provide a comprehensive picture to pinpoint the role of each antioxidant. In this review, we have specifically focused on the available literature on thioredoxin-1 system transgenic models that include thioredoxin and thioredoxin reductase proteins. As the identification of thioredoxin protein targets is technically challenging, the true contribution of this system in maintaining cellular balance remains unidentified, including the role of this system in the brain.
- Subjects
OXIDATION-reduction reaction; PROTEOMICS; THIOREDOXIN; REACTIVE oxygen species; CELL communication; CYSTEINE
- Publication
Biology (2079-7737), 2024, Vol 13, Issue 3, p180
- ISSN
2079-7737
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/biology13030180