A Glycine N-methyltransferase knockout mouse model for humans with deficiency of this enzyme

Transgenic Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 393-397

  Luka, Zigmund ^a   Capdevila, Antonieta ^a   Mato, José M ^a   Wagner, C ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzyme activity; Glycine N methyltransferase; Knockout; mouse; S adenosylhomocysteine; S adenosylmethionine

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE MODEL; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; LIVER; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; MUTATION; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA METHYLATION; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GLYCINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; LIVER; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 33745176624     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-006-0008-1     Document Type: Article

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