A DEFICIENCY OF APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR (AIF) IN HARLEQUIN MOUSE HEART MITOCHONDRIA PARADOXICALLY REDUCES ROS GENERATION DURING ISCHEMIA-REPERFUSION

A deficiency of apoptosis inducing factor (AIF) in Harlequin mouse heart mitochondria paradoxically reduces ROS generation during ischemia-reperfusion

Background and Aims: AIF (apoptosis inducing factor) is a flavin and NADH containing protein located within mitochondria required for optimal function of the respiratory chain.AIF may function as an antioxidant within mitochondria, yet when released from mitochondria it activates caspase-independent cell death.The Harlequin (Hq) mouse has a markedl

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Role of pH in Regulating Cancer Pyrimidine Synthesis

Replication is a fundamental aspect of cancer, and replication is about reproducing all the elements and structures that form a cell.Among them are DNA, RNA, enzymes, and coenzymes.All the DNA is doubled during each S C-500 (synthesis) cell cycle phase.This means that six billion nucleic acids must be synthesized in each cycle.Tumor growth, prolife

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