Maintenance of redox homeostasis by hypoxia-inducible factors

Debangshu Samanta, Gregg L. Semenza

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

35 Scopus citations

Abstract

Oxidative phosphorylation enables cells to generate the large amounts of ATP required for development and maintenance of multicellular organisms. However, under conditions of reduced O2 availability, electron transport becomes less efficient, leading to increased generation of superoxide anions. Hypoxia-inducible factors switch cells from oxidative to glycolytic metabolism, to reduce mitochondrial superoxide generation, and increase the synthesis of NADPH and glutathione, in order to maintain redox homeostasis under hypoxic conditions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)331-335
Number of pages5
JournalRedox Biology
Volume13
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Clinical Biochemistry

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Maintenance of redox homeostasis by hypoxia-inducible factors'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this