Peroxiredoxin Systems: Structures and Functions

Contributing AuthorsPreface Chapter 1. Introduction: History of the Peroxiredoxins and Topical PerspectivesLeopold Flohé and J. Robin Harris Chapter 2. Evolution of the Peroxiredoxins (Taxonomy/Homology/Characterization)Bernard Knoops, Eléonore Loumaye and Valérie Van der Eecken Chapter 3. Structural Survey of the Peroxiredoxins P. Andrew Karplus and Andrea Hall Chapter 4. The Catalytic Mechanism of PeroxiredoxinsLeslie B. Poole Chapter 5. Kinetics of Peroxiredoxins and their Role in the Decomposition of PeroxynitriteMadia Trujillo, Gerardo Ferrer-Sueta, Leonor Thomson, Leopold Flohé and Rafael Radi Chapter 6. The Peroxiredoxin Repair Proteins Thomas J. Jönsson and W. Todd Lowther Chapter 7. Peroxiredoxins in Bacterial Antioxidant DefenseJames M. Dubbs and Skorn Mongkolsuk Chapter 8. The NADH oxidase-Prx system in Amphibacillus xylanusYouichi Niimura Chapter 9. Peroxiredoxin Systems in Mycobacteria Timo Jaeger Chapter 10. Peroxiredoxin systems of protozoal parasites Marcel Deponte, Stefan Rahlfs and Katja Becker Chapter 11. The Trypanaothione System Luise R. Krauth-Siegel, Marcelo A. Comini and Tanja Schlecker Chapter 12. Functions of Typical 2-Cys Peroxiredoxins in Yeast Brian A. Morgan and Elizabeth A. Veal Chapter 13. The Dual Function of Plant Peroxiredoxins in Antioxidant Defence and Redox SignalingKarl-Josef Dietz Chapter 14. Mitochondrial Peroxiredoxins: Structure and FunctionZhenbo Cao, J. Gordon Lindsay and Neil W. Isaacs Chapter 15. Peroxiredoxins in the Lung with Emphasis on Peroxiredoxin VIBruno Schremmer, Yefim Manevich, Sheldon I. Feinstein, and Aron B. Fisher. Chapter 16. Peroxiredoxins in Gametogenesis andEmbryo DevelopmentIsabelle Donnay and Bernard Knoops Chapter 17. Peroxiredoxins in the Central Nervous SystemFumiyuki Hattori and Shinzo Oikawa Chapter 18. Stress-induced PeroxiredoxinsTetsuro Ishii and Toru Yanagawa Index