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Mechanism of cyclizing NAD to cyclic ADP-ribose by ADP-ribosyl cyclase and CD38.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 2 Oct 2009
Graeff Richard, Liu Qun, Kriksunov Irina A, Kotaka Masayo, Oppenheimer Norman, Hao Quan, Lee Hon Cheung
Abstract excerpt
Mammalian CD38 and its Aplysia homolog, ADP-ribosyl cyclase (cyclase), are two prominent enzymes that catalyze the synthesis and hydrolysis of cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR), a Ca(2+) messenger molecule responsible for regulating a wide range of cellular functions. Although both use NAD as a substrate, the cyclase produces cADPR, whereas CD38 produces mainly ADP-ribose (ADPR). To elucidate the catalytic differences...
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