This gene encodes neutrophil cytosolic factor 2, the 67-kilodalton cytosolic subunit of the multi-protein NADPH oxidase complex found in neutrophils. This oxidase produces a burst of superoxide which is delivered to the lumen of the neutrophil phagosome. Mutations in this gene, as well as in other NADPH oxidase subunits, can result in chronic granulomatous disease, a disease that causes recurrent infections by catalase-positive organisms. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms.
Categories
Primary Antibodies
Clonality
polyclonal
Description
NOXA2/p67phox is also named as NCF2(Neutrophil cytosol factor 2) and belongs to the NCF2/NOXA1 family. It is a membrane bound cytochrome b558 required for activation of the latent NADPH oxidase. NCF2 is an essential component of the multi-protein NADPH oxidase enzyme in phagocytic leukocytes, as well as in certain non-phagocytic cells. This protein has 4 isoforms produced by alternative splicing.