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Structural and Kinetic Studies of the Human Nudix Hydrolase MTH1 Reveal the Mechanism for Its Broad Substrate Specificity.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 17 Feb 2017
Waz Shaimaa, Nakamura Teruya, Hirata Keisuke, Koga-Ogawa Yukari, Chirifu Mami, Arimori Takao, Tamada Taro, Ikemizu Shinji, Nakabeppu Yusaku, Yamagata Yuriko
Abstract excerpt
The human MutT homolog 1 (hMTH1, human NUDT1) hydrolyzes oxidatively damaged nucleoside triphosphates and is the main enzyme responsible for nucleotide sanitization. hMTH1 recently has received attention as an anticancer target because hMTH1 blockade leads to accumulation of oxidized nucleotides in the cell, resulting in mutations and death of cancer cells. Unlike Escherichia coli MutT, which shows high substrate...
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