| Literature DB >> 1485915 |
D K St Clair1, X S Wan, T D Oberley, K E Muse, W H St Clair.
Abstract
Manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) scavenges toxic superoxide radicals produced in the mitochondria. Transfection of the human MnSOD gene into mouse C3H 10T1/2 cells resulted in production of active MnSOD, which was properly transported into mitochondria. Overexpression of MnSOD protected cells from radiation-, but not chemically-induced neoplastic transformation. This finding demonstrates that oxidative stress that occurs in the mitochondria plays an important role in the development of neoplastic transformation.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1485915 DOI: 10.1002/mc.2940060404
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Carcinog ISSN: 0899-1987 Impact factor: 4.784