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Loss of a prolyl oligopeptidase confers resistance to lithium by elevation of inositol (1,4,5) trisphosphate.
The EMBO journal - 17 May 1999
Williams R S, Eames M, Ryves W J, Viggars J, Harwood A J
Abstract excerpt
The therapeutic properties of lithium ions (Li+) are well known; however, the mechanism of their action remains unclear. To investigate this problem, we have isolated Li+-resistant mutants from Dictyostelium. Here, we describe the analysis of one of these mutants. This mutant lacks the Dictyostelium prolyl oligopeptidase gene (dpoA). We have examined the relationship between dpoA and the two major biological...
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