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Transcription factor ISX mediates the cross talk between diet and immunity.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 24 Oct 2017
Widjaja-Adhi Made Airanthi K, Palczewski Grzegorz, Dale Kali, Knauss Elizabeth A, Kelly Mary E, Golczak Marcin, Levine Alan D, von Lintig Johannes
Abstract excerpt
The intestinal epithelium is a major site for the conversion of dietary β-carotene to retinaldehyde by the enzyme BCO1. The majority of retinaldehyde is further metabolized to retinol (vitamin A), esterified and packaged into triacylglycerol-rich chylomicrons for bodily distribution. Some serve on-site for the synthesis of retinoic acid, a hormone-like compound, which exerts pleiotropic and dominant effects on...
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