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Structure-function relationships in human d-amino acid oxidase variants corresponding to known SNPs.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Sept 2015
Cappelletti Pamela, Piubelli Luciano, Murtas Giulia, Caldinelli Laura, Valentino Mattia, Molla Gianluca, Pollegioni Loredano, Sacchi Silvia
Abstract excerpt
In the brain, d-amino acid oxidase plays a key role in modulating the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) activation state, catalyzing the stereospecific degradation of the coagonist d-serine. A relationship between d-serine signaling deregulation, NMDAR dysfunction, and CNS diseases is presumed. Notably, the R199W substitution in human DAAO (hDAAO) was associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis...
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