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ArticleRedox biology2023

50 shades of oxidative stress: A state-specific cysteine redox pattern hypothesis.

James N Cobley

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Article in Redox biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A mathematical theory of redox biology.Royal Society open science · 2026
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  4. Proteoforms as the true units of physiological function.European journal of applied physiology · 2026
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  6. Engineering an indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase immunotherapyMolecular systems design & engineering · 2025
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  8. Fundamentals of redox regulation in biology.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2024
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  9. Ten "Cheat Codes" for Measuring Oxidative Stress in Humans.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

James N CobleyCysteine redox technology Group, Life Science Innovation Centre, University of the Highlands and Islands, Inverness, IV2 5NA, Scotland, UK. Electronic address: James.cobley@uhi.ac.uk.
University of the Highlands and Islands · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oxidative stress is biochemically complex. Like primary colours, specific reactive oxygen species (ROS) and antioxidant inputs can be mixed to create unique "shades" of oxidative stress. Even a minimal redox module comprised of just 12 (ROS & antioxidant) inputs and 3 outputs (oxidative damage, cysteine-dependent redox-regulation, or both) yields over half a million "shades" of oxidative stress. The present paper proposes the novel hypothesis that: state-specific shades of oxidative stress, such as a discrete disease, are associated with distinct tell-tale cysteine oxidation patterns. The patterns are encoded by many parameters, from the identity of the oxidised proteins, the cysteine oxidation type, and magnitude. The hypothesis is conceptually grounded in distinct ROS and antioxidant inputs coalescing to produce unique cysteine oxidation outputs. And considers the potential biological significance of the holistic cysteine oxidation outputs. The literature supports the existence of state-specific cysteine oxidation patterns. Measuring and manipulating these patterns offer promising avenues for advancing oxidative stress research. The pattern inspired hypothesis provides a framework for understanding the complex biochemical nature of state-specific oxidative stress.

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AntioxidantsCysteineOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesAntioxidantsCysteineReactive Oxygen SpeciesCysteineOxidationOxidative stressOxiformPatternRedox-regulationROSTechnology

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PMID37875063
PMCPMC10618833
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