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Characterization of human DAAO variants potentially related to an increased risk of schizophrenia.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Mar 2013
Caldinelli Laura, Sacchi Silvia, Molla Gianluca, Nardini Marco, Pollegioni Loredano
Abstract excerpt
Considering the key role of d-serine in N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor-mediated neurotransmission, it is highly relevant to define the role that enzymes play in d-serine synthesis and degradation. In particular, the details of regulation of the d-serine catabolic human enzyme d-amino acid oxidase (hDAAO) are unknown although different lines of evidence have shown it to be involved in schizophrenia susceptibility....
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