Mice deficient in cystathionine beta synthase display altered homocysteine remethylation pathway

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 396-398

  Alberto, Jean Marc ^a   Hamelet, Julien ^b   Noll, Christophe ^b   Blaise, Sébastien ^a   Bronowicki, Jean Pierre ^a   Guéant, Jean Louis ^a   Delabar, Jean Maurice ^b   Janel, Nathalie ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Activity; BHMT; Cystathionine beta synthase deficiency; Gene expression; Homocysteine; Liver; Methionine synthase; Mice; MTHFR

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); BETAINE HOMOCYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; METHYLATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

MUS;

EID: 34447278837     PISSN: 10967192     EISSN: 10967206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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