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Overexpression of SSAT in kidney cells recapitulates various phenotypic aspects of kidney ischemia-reperfusion injury.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Jul 2004
Wang Zhaohui, Zahedi Kamyar, Barone Sharon, Tehrani Kathy, Rabb Hamid, Matlin Karl, Casero Robert A, Soleimani Manoocher
Abstract excerpt
To ascertain the role of spermidine/spermine N-1-acetyl-transferase (SSAT; the rate-limiting enzyme in polyamine catabolism) in cell injury, cultured kidney (HEK 293) cells conditionally overexpressing SSAT were generated. The SSAT expression was induced and its enzymatic activity increased 24 h...
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