Molecular Adaptation of Alanine : Glyoxylate Aminotransferase Targeting in Primates
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Molecular adaptation of alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase targeting in primates.
The intermediary metabolic enzyme alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase (AGT) is targeted to different organelles (mitochondria and/or peroxisomes) in different species. Possibly under the influence of dietary selection pressure, the subcellular distribution of AGT has changed on at least eight occasions during the evolution of mammals. AGT targeting is dependent on the variable use of two altern...
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Biology and Evolution
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1537-1719,0737-4038
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026318