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Improved rotorod performance and hyperactivity in mice deficient in a protein repair methyltransferase.
Behavioural brain research - 12 Aug 2004
Vitali Ryan, Clarke Steven
Abstract excerpt
The protein L-isoaspartate (D-aspartate)-O-methyltransferase participates in the repair of age-induced protein damage by initiating the conversion of abnormal aspartyl residues within proteins to normal L-aspartyl residues. Previous studies have shown that mice deficient in the gene encoding this enzyme (Pcmt1-/-) accumulate damaged proteins, have altered levels of brain S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet) and...
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