A COMMENT ON THE ABSENCE OF CALCIUM REGULATION OF HUMAN THIOREDOXIN REDUCTASE

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作者
OBLONG, JE [1 ]
POWIS, G [1 ]
机构
[1] ARIZONA CANC CTR,1515 N CAMPBELL AVE,TUCSON,AZ 85715
关键词
FLAVOENZYME; HUMAN; CALCIUM; REDOX;
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10.1016/0014-5793(93)81667-O
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
It has been previously suggested that human thioredoxin reductase activity is regulated by calcium. However, the activity of a purified form of human placental thioredoxin reductase was found to not be affected by mM concentrations of calcium, well above intra- and extracellular physiological levels. Furthermore, the suggestion that an E-F hand is present in Escherichia coli thioredoxin reductase is strongly contested. These current results suggest that human thioredoxin reductase is not regulated by calcium.
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