Abstract
NAD + has a pivotal role in regulating many biological processes. A recent study (Palzer et al., Cell Rep. 2018, 25;1359–1370) demonstrated that alpha-amino-beta-carboxy-muconate-semialdehyde decarboxylase (ACMSD) is a key regulator of NAD + metabolism and overexpression of human ACMSD leads to niacin dependency for NAD + biosynthesis in mice, providing important insights into human diseases associated with niacin/NAD + deficiency.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 229-232 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2019 |
Keywords
- ACMSD
- NAD
- metabolism
- niacin
- tryptophan