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ArticleNature chemical biology2011

Chemistry and biology of reactive oxygen species in signaling or stress responses.

Bryan C Dickinson, Christopher J Chang

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Article in Nature chemical biology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 550 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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550citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

550 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Bryan C DickinsonDepartment of Chemistry, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA.
Christopher J Chang

Funding

Molecular Imaging Probes To Study Redox BiologyR01GM079465 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI Christopher J. Chang · 2006 to 2026
$7.8M
Univ of Calif Berkeley Chemistry-Biology Interface ProgramT32GM066698 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI CHANG, CHRISTOPHER J., FRANCIS, MATTHEW B · 2004 to 2023
$7.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM 79465NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM079465NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM066698
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are a family of molecules that are continuously generated, transformed and consumed in all living organisms as a consequence of aerobic life. The traditional view of these reactive oxygen metabolites is one of oxidative stress and damage that leads to decline of tissue and organ systems in aging and disease. However, emerging data show that ROS produced in certain situations can also contribute to physiology and increased fitness. This Perspective provides a focused discussion on what factors lead ROS molecules to become signal and/or stress agents, highlighting how increasing knowledge of the underlying chemistry of ROS can lead to advances in understanding their disparate contributions to biology. An important facet of this emerging area at the chemistry-biology interface is the development of new tools to study these small molecules and their reactivity in complex biological systems.

Indexed as

Amino AcidsCell MovementCircadian RhythmElectron TransportEndoplasmic ReticulumGene Expression RegulationMitochondriaMolecular StructureOxidation-ReductionProtein FoldingProteinsReactive Oxygen SpeciesSignal TransductionStress, PhysiologicalAmino AcidsProteinsReactive Oxygen Species

Identifiers

PMID21769097
PMCPMC3390228

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