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Identification of a major phosphopeptide in human tristetraprolin by phosphopeptide mapping and mass spectrometry.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Cao Heping, Deterding Leesa J, Blackshear Perry J
Abstract excerpt
Tristetraprolin/zinc finger protein 36 (TTP/ZFP36) binds and destabilizes some pro-inflammatory cytokine mRNAs. TTP-deficient mice develop a profound inflammatory syndrome due to excessive production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. TTP expression is induced by various factors including insulin and extracts from cinnamon and green tea. TTP is highly phosphorylated in vivo and is a substrate for several protein...
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