Endogenous formaldehyde scavenges cellular glutathione resulting in redox disruption and cytotoxicity
Formaldehyde (FA) is known to exert cytotoxicity through DNA damage. Here, the authors show that FA also triggers cellular redox imbalance by reacting with glutathione (GSH), and that FA cytotoxicity is prevented by GSH synthesis and by ADH5, an enzyme that metabolizes FA-GSH products.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-02-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28242-7 |