Endothelial alpha globin is a nitrite reductase
T. C. S. Keller, A. S. Keller, G. B. Broseghini-Filho, J. T. Butcher, H. R. Askew Page, A. Islam, Z. Y. Tan, L. J. DeLalio, C. Lechauve, S. D. Brooks, P. Sharma, K. Hong, W. Xu, A. S. Padilha, C. A. Ruddiman, , B. E. Isakson
This study shows endothelial alpha globin functions as a nitrite reductase to mediate hypoxia-induced vasodilation in resistance arteries.
bioRxiv · Feb 12, 2021Physiology