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A new branch of mammalian vitamin B6 metabolism: AKR1C‐mediated conversion of pyridoxal to pyridoxine and 4‐pyridoxolactone

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Pyridoxal 5′‐phosphate (PLP) homeostasis relies on salvage enzymes, yet key metabolic branches remain undefined. We identify AKR1C isozymes as previously undescribed contributors that convert pyridoxal into pyridoxine or 4‐pyridoxolactone through reductase and dehydrogenase activities.
Nayu Kito, Yasuyuki Kitaura, Kyoka Iino, Kazuya Toriumi, Hyunah Noh, Naoya Ogawa, Makoto Arai, Hisashi Hemmi, Tomokazu Ito   +8 more
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Human IDO2 exhibits unique binding affinities distinct to those of human IDO1

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Although indoleamine 2,3‐dioxygenase 2 (IDO2) is highly homologous to IDO1, it displays markedly lower catalytic activity. We found that IDO2 binds L‐tryptophan (L‐Trp) in a flipped orientation stabilized by the IDO2‐specific residue His143. Replacement of His143 with the IDO1‐equivalent tyrosine restored an IDO1‐like binding mode and increased ...
Shunsuke Nogi, Ayumu Takahashi, So Murakami, Nami Adachi, Tina Fujimoto, Yohta Fukuda, Taku Yamashita, Tsuyoshi Inoue, Hirofumi Tsujino   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coordinating Calvin Cycle and Glycolysis in <i>Escherichia coli</i>. [PDF]

ACS Synth Biol
Lin YJ, Chen HT, Lin PY, Lai YJ, Li SY.
europepmc   +1 more source

Role of human RNase 7 in neuronal and glial cell models: moving towards an unexpected new functional link

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Human RNase 7 is known to exert antimicrobial activity in epithelial tissues. Here, using SH‐SY5Y and U‐87 MG, neuroblastoma and glioblastoma cell lines, respectively, we found that RNase 7 enhances immune responses to LPS stimulation by reducing the expression of pro‐inflammatory cytokines, nitric oxide, and ROS.
Rosanna Culurciello, Maria Cristiano, Ilaria Di Nardo, Ida Palumbo, Erika Piccolo, Rosario Oliva, Andrea Bosso, Aldo Donizetti, Eugenio Notomista, Elio Pizzo   +9 more
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Reprogrammed SimCells for antimicrobial therapy. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Dong Y, Ji X, Dong T, Wang Y, Bakkeren E, Foster KR, Huang WE.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

KU80 suppresses endonuclease G activity to preserve genomic integrity

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Under normal conditions, EndoG remains restricted to mitochondria and the genome remains intact. When KU80 is absent, EndoG translocates into the nucleus, where it promotes DNA fragmentation and genomic instability. Thus, this work highlights the importance of KU80 in tightly controlling EndoG localization to preserve genome stability.
Jargalan Batsaikhan, Kwang‐Hyun Park, Hae Ryung Chang, Eunyoung Jung, Myung‐Jin Kim, Jeeyoon Kang, Hyunjo Shim, Eui‐Jeon Woo, Yonghwan Kim   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recombinant L-asparaginase from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: a promising low-immunogenic anticancer agent. [PDF]

Microb Cell Fact
Abdelrazek NA, Saleh SE, Ali AE, Aboulwafa MM, Raafat MM.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Tyrosine residues at the substrate binding site in human NQO1 homodimer: Protein conformational dynamics and optimization of substrate binding geometry

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Human NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 is a homodimeric flavoenzyme crucial for redox metabolism and linked to significant health issues. Point mutations at Tyr126 and Tyr128 demonstrate their essential roles in optimizing substrate binding geometry for catalysis, as well as in half‐site reactivity and conformational dynamics during the enzyme's ...
Maribel Rivero, Juan Luis Pacheco‐Garcia, Pavla Vankova, Dmitry Loginov, Isabel Quereda‐Moraleda, Jose Manuel Martin‐Garcia, Petr Man, Angel Luis Pey, Milagros Medina   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insights into the Performance of CusF as a Solubility Tag for Recombinant Protein Expression. [PDF]

Int J Mol Sci
Oscorbin IP, Smertina MA, Kunova MS, Filipenko ML.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source