| Literature DB >> 9395080 |
E Rosengren1, P Aman, S Thelin, C Hansson, S Ahlfors, P Björk, L Jacobsson, H Rorsman.
Abstract
A macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), originally described as a product of activated lymphocytes, has been defined as a 12 kDa protein, expressed in a wide variety of tissues. Here MIF is identified as a phenylpyruvate tautomerase (EC 5.3.2.1) having p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate and phenylpyruvate as its natural substrates. The definition of MIF as an enzyme may yield insight into the mechanism of action of this proinflammatory and immunomodulating cytokine.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9395080 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(97)01261-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124