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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2021

Cytoglobin has potent superoxide dismutase function.

Jay L Zweier, Craig Hemann, Tapan Kundu, Mohamed G Ewees, Sahar A Khaleel, Alexandre Samouilov, Govindasamy Ilangovan, Mohamed A El-Mahdy

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jay L ZweierDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210; Jay.Zweier@osumc.edu.
Craig HemannDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210.ORCID 0000-0002-7380-4072
Tapan KunduDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210.
Mohamed G EweesDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210.ORCID 0000-0003-4839-4291
Sahar A KhaleelDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210.
Alexandre SamouilovDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210.ORCID 0000-0002-0868-7252
Govindasamy IlangovanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210.ORCID 0000-0001-6719-2949
Mohamed A El-MahdyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210.
Lung Institute · US

Funding

Role of Cytoglobin in the Regulation of Vascular ToneR01HL131941 · NHLBI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI JAY Louis ZWEIER · 2017 to 2026
$5.7M
Mechanisms of Nicotine Inhalation-Induced Cardiovascular DiseaseR01HL135648 · NHLBI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI ZWEIER, JAY LOUIS · 2017 to 2021
$2.6M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL131941NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL135648
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytoglobin (Cygb) was discovered as a novel type of globin that is expressed in mammals; however, its functions remain uncertain. While Cygb protects against oxidant stress, the basis for this is unclear, and the effect of Cygb on superoxide metabolism is unknown. From dose-dependent studies of the effect of Cygb on superoxide catabolism, we identify that Cygb has potent superoxide dismutase (SOD) function. Initial assays using cytochrome

Indexed as

CytoglobinSuperoxide DismutaseAnimalsCell LineElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyMaleMiceMice, KnockoutReactive Oxygen SpeciesSuperoxide Dismutase 2CYGB protein, humanCygb protein, mouseCytoglobinReactive Oxygen SpeciesSuperoxide DismutaseSuperoxide Dismutase 2EPRfree radicalROSSODsuperoxide

Identifiers

PMID34930834
PMCPMC8719900
OpenAlexW4200313877

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