Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species by Mitochondria

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Title: Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species by Mitochondria
Authors: Pablo Hernansanz-Agustín, José Antonio Enríquez
Source: Antioxidants, Vol 10, Iss 3, p 415 (2021)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2021.
Publication Year: 2021
Collection: LCC:Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Subject Terms: mitochondria, ROS, mechanism, signalling, disease, supercomplexes, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950
More Details: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are series of chemical products originated from one or several electron reductions of oxygen. ROS are involved in physiology and disease and can also be both cause and consequence of many biological scenarios. Mitochondria are the main source of ROS in the cell and, particularly, the enzymes in the electron transport chain are the major contributors to this phenomenon. Here, we comprehensively review the modes by which ROS are produced by mitochondria at a molecular level of detail, discuss recent advances in the field involving signalling and disease, and the involvement of supercomplexes in these mechanisms. Given the importance of mitochondrial ROS, we also provide a schematic guide aimed to help in deciphering the mechanisms involved in their production in a variety of physiological and pathological settings.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2076-3921
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/10/3/415; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3921
DOI: 10.3390/antiox10030415
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/d3762706fcd646c2b4f9f3ad74e4a467
Accession Number: edsdoj.3762706fcd646c2b4f9f3ad74e4a467
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20763921
DOI:10.3390/antiox10030415
Published in:Antioxidants
Language:English