1. Introduction
Exposure of cells to high levels of oxygen present in conditions of oxidativestress results in the generation of reactive oxygen species,whichreact with membrane phospholipids to generate lipid electrophiles.Such reactive lipid electrophiles have been shown to covalentlymodifyDNA and proteins. In order to completely understand the effects of electrophileson cell function, it is important to clearly define their proteinand gene targets.While electrophiles, such asHNE, have been identified
as significant modulators of cell function and signaling, studies havebarely scratched the surface in identifying the critical protein andgene mediators underlying HNE’s multifarious cellular effects. In the
following review, we will discuss the generation of lipid electrophilesfrom their oxidative phospholipid parent compounds. Additionally,we will describe the important scientific efforts to identify protein and
gene targets of reactive lipid electrophiles