Redox: The Silent Conductor Orchestrating Life’s Energy, Defense, and Design
Redox processes are fundamental to life, enabling energy extraction, metabolic organization, defense against environmental stress, and cellular differentiation. These processes operate within a structured redox environment, where different molecules maintain distinct redox potentials. Key players include redox-sensitive proteins and small redox-active molecules, which are regulated by oxidation-reduction kinetics. Recent research highlights complex interactions among the metallome, redox proteome, metabolome, and transcriptome—suggesting an evolved network that helps organisms remain stable in changing oxidative conditions. Understanding these networks could lead to new strategies in redox-based medicine.
