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Molecular mechanism by which palmitate inhibits PKR autophosphorylation.
Biochemistry - 15 Feb 2011
Cho Hyunju, Mukherjee Shayantani, Palasuberniam Pratheeba, Pillow Lisa, Bilgin Betul, Nezich Catherine, Walton S Patrick, Feig Michael, Chan Christina
Abstract excerpt
PKR (double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase) is an important component of the innate immunity, antiviral, and apoptotic pathways. Recently, our group found that palmitate, a saturated fatty acid, is involved in apoptosis by reducing the autophosphorylation of PKR at the Thr451 residue; however, the molecular mechanism by which palmitate reduces PKR autophosphorylation is not known. Thus, we investigated how...
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