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The human GLUD2 glutamate dehydrogenase: localization and functional aspects.
Neurochemistry international - 1 Jan 2000
Zaganas Ioannis, Kanavouras Konstantinos, Mastorodemos Vasileios, Latsoudis Helen, Spanaki Cleanthe, Plaitakis Andreas
Abstract excerpt
In all mammals, glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH), an enzyme central to the metabolism of glutamate, is encoded by a single gene (GLUD1 in humans) which is expressed widely (housekeeping). Humans and other primates also possess a second gene, GLUD2, which encodes a highly homologous GDH isoenzyme (hGDH2) expressed predominantly in retina, brain and testis. There is evidence that GLUD1 was retro-posed <23 million...
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