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Methionine adenosyltransferase II beta subunit gene expression provides a proliferative advantage in human hepatoma.
Gastroenterology - 1 Apr 2003
Martínez-Chantar Maria L, García-Trevijano Elena R, Latasa M Ujue, Martín-Duce Antonio, Fortes Puri, Caballería Juan, Avila Matías A, Mato José M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Of the 2 genes (MAT1A, MAT2A) encoding methionine adenosyltransferase, the enzyme that synthesizes S-adenosylmethionine, MAT1A, is expressed in liver, whereas MAT2A is expressed in extrahepatic tissues. In liver, MAT2A expression associates with growth, dedifferentiation, and cancer. Here, we identified the beta subunit as a regulator of proliferation in human hepatoma cell lines. The beta...
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