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Tum1 is involved in the metabolism of sterol esters in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
BMC microbiology - 22 Aug 2017
Uršič Katja, Ogrizović Mojca, Kordiš Dušan, Natter Klaus, Petrovič Uroš
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BACKGROUND: The only hitherto known biological role of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Tum1 protein is in the tRNA thiolation pathway. The mammalian homologue of the yeast TUM1 gene, the thiosulfate sulfurtransferase (a.k.a. rhodanese) Tst, has been proposed as an obesity-resistance and antidiabetic gene. To assess the role of Tum1 in cell metabolism and the putative functional connection between lipid metabolism...
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