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Bioluminescence Imaging of NADPH Oxidase Activity in Different Animal Models
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2012
NADPH oxidase is the major source of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in phagocytes. Because of the ephemeral nature of ROS, it is difficult to measure and monitor ROS levels in living animals. A minimally invasive method for serial quantification of ROS in living mice is described.
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Photosystem I
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2019
Although structurally similar to photosystem II (PSII), photosystem I (PSI) is has a different electron supplier and electron acceptor. Both these photosystems work in concert. An excited electron from PSII is relayed to PSI via an electron transport chain in the thylakoid membrane of the chloroplast, which is comprised of the carrier molecule plastoquinone, the dual-protein cytochrome complex, and plastocyanin. As electrons move between PSII and PSI, they lose energy and must be re-energized...
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Determination of ROS Production by Neutrophils upon Interaction with Opsonized Biofilm
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2025
In this video, we demonstrate an in vitro chemiluminescence assay to detect the generation of reactive oxygen species by neutrophils upon exposure to an opsonized bacterial biofilm.
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A Murine Skin Wound Infection Model to Study the Immune Response against a Bacterial Pathogen
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2025
This video demonstrates a technique to generate a murine model of skin wound infection. Upon infecting mice — engineered to express a fluorescent protein in neutrophils — with a genetically modified bioluminescent Staphylococcus aureus — a pathogenic bacteria. The bacterial burden at the infection site and the neutrophil recruitment dynamics can be studied using whole animal imaging.
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Detecting Reactive Oxygen Species
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2023
Reactive oxygen species are chemically active, oxygen-derived molecules capable of oxidizing other molecules. Because of their reactive nature, there are many deleterious effects associated with unchecked ROS production, including structural damage to DNA and other biological molecules. However, ROS can also be mediators of physiological signaling. There is accumulating evidence that ROS play significant roles in everything from activation of transcription factors to the mediation of...
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NADP+ acquires reducing power when it accepts electrons and a hydrogen ion, producing NADPH. The reverse transfer occurs when NADPH donates those electrons to an electron-demanding reaction, regenerating NADP+. This reversible pairing allows cells to shuttle reducing equivalents between processes rather than consume the cofactor itself, linking electron transfer to biosynthetic and protective reactions.
The NADP+/NADPH balance indicates how much oxidized cofactor remains available to accept electrons and how much reduced cofactor is ready to donate them. A shift toward NADPH supports reactions requiring reducing power, whereas availability of NADP+ supports continued electron acceptance. This balance connects energy conversion, biosynthesis, and cellular protection within the same metabolic system.
During photosynthesis, light-dependent reactions generate NADPH, which then supplies reducing power to the Calvin cycle. Its electrons support the reactions that convert carbon dioxide into carbon-based products during carbon fixation. This sequence links light capture with carbon assimilation, so NADPH serves as an intermediate that transfers the outcome of light-dependent activity into the next stage of photosynthesis.
NADPH helps maintain antioxidant defenses through systems such as glutathione. By supplying reducing power, it supports the reduced state needed for these defenses to function and help protect cells from oxidative stress. Consequently, NADPH is not limited to biosynthetic reactions; its availability also influences how effectively cellular systems preserve redox stability.
NADPH provides reducing power for fatty acid synthesis and nucleotide synthesis. In these pathways, electron input helps drive the formation of more reduced biological molecules from their precursors. This role explains why NADPH production must remain connected to metabolism: cells need a continuing supply of the cofactor to support construction of essential cellular components.
A useful approach is to identify where NADP+ accepts electrons, where NADPH subsequently donates them, and what reaction receives that reducing power. In photosynthesis, this means following NADPH from the light-dependent reactions into the Calvin cycle. In broader cell biology, the same tracing method connects the pair to fatty acid synthesis, nucleotide synthesis, and glutathione-based protection.