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. 2014 Jun 10;20(17):2873–2889. doi: 10.1089/ars.2013.5603

Table 1.

Characteristics of the NADPH Oxidase Family

Enzyme Interaction partner(s)a Cellular localization Major tissue distributionb
NOX1 p22phox, NOXA1/p67phox NOXO1/p47phox, Rac, Tks4/5, PDI (ERp72), Hsp90 Plasma membrane caveoli, lipid rafts Colon epithelium
NOX2 p22phox, p67phox, p47phox, Rac, p40phox, Hsp90 Plasma membrane Phagocytes
NOX3 p22phox, NOXA1/p67phox, NOXO1/p47phox, Rac Plasma membrane Inner ear
NOX4 p22phox, Poldip2, Tks4/5, PDI Plasma membrane, ER, mitochondrial and nuclear membranes Kidney, ovary, brain
NOX5 Hsp90, c-Abl Plasma membrane, ER, nuclear membrane Spleen, testis, lymph node
DUOX1 DUOXA1, TPO, EFP1, NOXA1 Plasma membrane Thyroid, lung, prostate, testis
DUOX2 DUOXA2, TPO, EFP1, NOXA1 Plasma membrane, ER, vesicles Thyroid, salivary gland, colon, pancreas
a

Interaction partners nonessential for activity are in italics.

b

Literature references for tissue distribution assignments: (5, 8, 9, 20, 28, 68, 127).

DUOX, dual oxidase; Tks, tyrosine kinase substrate.