Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase
"Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the decarboxylation of S-adenosyl-L-methionine to yield 5'-deoxy-(5'-),3-aminopropyl-(1), methylsulfonium salt. It is one of the enzymes responsible for the synthesis of spermidine from putrescine. EC 4.1.1.50.
| Descriptor ID |
D012437
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.520.224.125.050
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| Concept/Terms |
Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase- Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase
- Decarboxylase, Adenosylmethionine
- S-Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase
- Decarboxylase, S-Adenosylmethionine
- S Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase" by people in Profiles.
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A dual regulatory circuit consisting of S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase protein and its reaction product controls expression of the paralogous activator prozyme in Trypanosoma brucei. PLoS Pathog. 2018 10; 14(10):e1007404.
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mTORC1-dependent AMD1 regulation sustains polyamine metabolism in prostate cancer. Nature. 2017 07 06; 547(7661):109-113.