PAF and PAF acetylhydrolase in the nervous system.
PAF acetylhydrolase is a key enzyme of PAF inactivation. Intracellular PAF acetylhydrolase isoform Ib is a heterotrimeric enzyme composed of alpha-, beta- and gamma-subunits. The beta- and gamma-subunits act as a catalytic unit and their amino acid sequences are homologous. The alpha-subunit is not essential for catalytic activity but is a product of the causative gene for Miller-Dicker lissencephaly, suggesting this subunit plays an important role in brain development.
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan.
M
M
Hattori
J
J
Aoki
H
H
Arai
K
K
Inoue
D043203:1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine Esterase; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism*; D009420:Nervous System / Q000378:metabolism*; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000378:metabolism*; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000378:metabolism*
D007527:Isoenzymes; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D010741:Phospholipases A; D043203:1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine Esterase