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Phosphorylation of the immunomodulatory drug FTY720 by sphingosine kinases.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 28 Nov 2003
Billich Andreas, Bornancin Frederic, Dévay Piroska, Mechtcheriakova Diana, Urtz Nicole, Baumruker Thomas
Abstract excerpt
The immunomodulatory drug FTY720 is phosphorylated in vivo, and the resulting FTY720 phosphate as a ligand for sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors is responsible for the unique biological effects of the compound. So far, phosphorylation of FTY720 by murine sphingosine kinase (SPHK) 1a had been documented. We found that, while FTY720 is also phosphorylated by human SPHK1, the human type 2 isoform phosphorylates the...
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