title: Characterization and functional expression of the cDNA encoding human brain quinolinate phosphoribosyltransferase.
abstract: To elucidate the molecular basis underlying quinolinate metabolism, the cDNA encoding human brain QPRTase was cloned.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for Food Science, Kyoto University, Japan. fukuoka@food2.food.kyoto-u.ac.Jp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukuoka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shibata
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli; D015723:Gene Library; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000201:enzymology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010430:Pentosyltransferases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D013552:Swine; D000098553:Nicotinate-Nucleotide Diphosphorylase (Carboxylating)
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D010430:Pentosyltransferases; D000098553:Nicotinate-Nucleotide Diphosphorylase (Carboxylating)