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IDH1 and IDH2 mutations in tumorigenesis: mechanistic insights and clinical perspectives.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Oct 2012
Yang Hui, Ye Dan, Guan Kun-Liang, Xiong Yue
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Genes encoding for isocitrate dehydrogenases 1 and 2, IDH1 and IDH2, are frequently mutated in multiple types of human cancer. Mutations targeting IDH1 and IDH2 result in simultaneous loss of their normal catalytic activity, the production of α-ketoglutarate (α-KG), and gain of a new function, the production of 2-hydroxyglutarate (2-HG). 2-HG is structurally similar to α-KG, and acts as an α-KG antagonist to...
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