Duox is the primary NADPH oxidase responsible for ROS production during adult caudal fin regeneration in zebrafish.

ABSTRACT: Sustained elevated levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been shown to be essential for regeneration in many organisms. This has been shown primarily via the use of pharmacological inhibitors targeting the family of NADPH oxidases (NOXes). To identify the specific NOXes involved in ROS production during adult caudal fin regeneration in zebrafish, we generated nox mutants for duox, nox5 and cyba (a key subunit of NOXes 1-4) and crossed these lines with a transgenic line ubiquitously expressing HyPer, which permits the measurement of ROS levels. Homozygous duox mutants had the greatest effect on ROS levels and rate of fin regeneration among the single mutants. However, duox:cyba double mutants showed a greater effect on fin regen

SUBMITTER: Chopra K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9950526 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature