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Review
. 2018 Nov 24;7(12):172.
doi: 10.3390/antiox7120172.

The Role of Peroxiredoxin 6 in Cell Signaling

José A Arevalo  1 , José Pablo Vázquez-Medina  2
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Review

The Role of Peroxiredoxin 6 in Cell Signaling

José A Arevalo et al. Antioxidants (Basel). .

Abstract

Peroxiredoxin 6 (Prdx6, 1-cys peroxiredoxin) is a unique member of the peroxiredoxin family that, in contrast to other mammalian peroxiredoxins, lacks a resolving cysteine and uses glutathione and π glutathione S-transferase to complete its catalytic cycle. Prdx6 is also the only peroxiredoxin capable of reducing phospholipid hydroperoxides through its glutathione peroxidase (Gpx) activity. In addition to its peroxidase activity, Prdx6 expresses acidic calcium-independent phospholipase A₂ (aiPLA₂) and lysophosphatidylcholine acyl transferase (LPCAT) activities in separate catalytic sites. Prdx6 plays crucial roles in lung phospholipid metabolism, lipid peroxidation repair, and inflammatory signaling. Here, we review how the distinct activities of Prdx6 are regulated during physiological and pathological conditions, in addition to the role of Prdx6 in cellular signaling and disease.

Keywords: NADPH (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate) oxidase; glutathione peroxidase; inflammation; lipid peroxidation; phospholipase A2; phospholipid hydroperoxide.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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