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A tale of two subunits: how the neomorphic R132H IDH1 mutation enhances production of αHG.
Biochemistry - 31 May 2011
Pietrak Beth, Zhao Huizhen, Qi Hongwei, Quinn Chad, Gao Enoch, Boyer Joseph G, Concha Nestor, Brown Kristin, Duraiswami Chaya, Wooster Richard, Sweitzer Sharon, Schwartz Benjamin
Abstract excerpt
Heterozygously expressed single-point mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 and 2 (IDH1 and IDH2, respectively) render these dimeric enzymes capable of producing the novel metabolite α-hydroxyglutarate (αHG). Accumulation of αHG is used as a biomarker for a number of cancer types, helping to identify tumors with similar IDH mutations. With IDH1, it has been shown that one role of the mutation is to increase the...
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