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Vanin 1: Its Physiological Function and Role in Diseases

Vanin 1: Its Physiological Function and Role in Diseases

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Vanin 1: Its Physiological Function and Role in Diseases

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Vanin 1: Its Physiological Function and Role in Diseases

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Switzerland: MDPI AG

Journal title

International journal of molecular sciences, 2019-08, Vol.20 (16), p.3891

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English

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Switzerland: MDPI AG

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Contents

The enzyme vascular non-inflammatory molecule-1 (vanin 1) is highly expressed at gene and protein level in many organs, such as the liver, intestine, and kidney. Its major function is related to its pantetheinase activity; vanin 1 breaks down pantetheine in cysteamine and pantothenic acid, a precursor of coenzyme A. Indeed, its physiological role s...

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Vanin 1: Its Physiological Function and Role in Diseases

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6719204

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6719204

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ISSN

1422-0067,1661-6596

E-ISSN

1422-0067

DOI

10.3390/ijms20163891

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