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¹ CNRS, FRE2939, Villejuif F-94805, France
² University Paris-Sud 11, Orsay F-91400, France
³ Institut Gustave Roussy, FRE2939 CNRS, 39 rue Camille Desmoulins, Villejuif F-94805, France
⁴ UBRM, Centre National de l'Energie, des Sciences et des Techniques Nucléaires, Rabat M-10001, Morocco
⁵ Sanquin Research, and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam NL-1006, The Netherlands

(Correspondence should be addressed to C Dupuy at Institut Gustave Roussy, FRE2939 CNRS; Email: dupuy{at}igr.fr)

^* (U Weyemi and B Caillou contributed equally to this work)

NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4) belongs to the NOX family that generates reactive oxygen species (ROS). Function and tissue distribution of NOX4 have not yet been entirely clarified. To date, in the thyroid gland, only DUOX1/2 NOX systems have been described. NOX4 mRNA expression, as shown by real-time PCR, was present in normal thyroid tissue, regulated by TSH and significantly increased in differentiated cancer tissues. TSH increased the protein level of NOX4 in human thyroid primary culture and NOX4-dependent ROS generation. NOX4 immunostaining was detected in normal and pathologic thyroid tissues. In normal thyroid tissue, staining was heterogeneous and mostly found in activated columnar thyrocytes but absent in quiescent flat cells. Papillary and follicular thyroid carcinomas displayed more homogeneous staining. The p22^phox protein that forms a heterodimeric enzyme complex with NOX4 displayed an identical cellular expression pattern and was also positively regulated by TSH. ROS may have various biological effects, depending on the site of production. Intracellular NOX4–p22^phox localization suggests a role in cytoplasmic redox signaling, in contrast to the DUOX localization at the apical membrane that corresponds to an extracellular H₂O₂ production. Increased NOX4–p22^phox in cancer might be related to a higher proliferation rate and tumor progression but a role in the development of tumors has to be further studied and established in the future.

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