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Knockout of SOD1 promotes conversion of selenocysteine to dehydroalanine in murine hepatic GPX1 protein.
Free radical biology & medicine - 1 Jul 2011
Wang Shi Kui, Weaver Jeremy D, Zhang Sheng, Lei Xin Gen
Abstract excerpt
Se-dependent glutathione peroxidase-1 (GPX1) and Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) are two major intracellular antioxidant enzymes. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the biochemical mechanisms for the 40% loss of hepatic GPX1 activity in SOD1(-/-) mice. Compared with the wild type (WT), the SOD1(-/-) mice showed no change in the total amount of GPX1 protein. However, their total enzyme protein exhibited...
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