| Literature DB >> 23010594 |
Kirill Tsirulnikov1, Natalia Abuladze, Ritu Vahi, Huma Hasnain, Martin Phillips, Christopher M Ryan, Ivo Atanasov, Kym F Faull, Ira Kurtz, Alexander Pushkin.
Abstract
Aminoacylase 3 (AA3) mediates deacetylation of N-acetyl aromatic amino acids and mercapturic acids. Deacetylation of mercapturic acids of exo- and endobiotics are likely involved in their toxicity. AA3 is predominantly expressed in kidney, and to a lesser extent in liver, brain, and blood. AA3 has been recently reported to interact with the hepatitis C virus core protein (HCVCP) in the yeast two-hybrid system. Here we demonstrate that AA3 directly binds to HCVCP (K(d) ~10 μM) that may by implicated in HCV pathogenesis. AA3 also revealed a weak endopeptidase activity towards the N-terminus of HCVCP. Published by Elsevier B.V.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23010594 PMCID: PMC3483449 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.09.015
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124