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ArticleChemical communications (Cambridge, England)2013

The purinosome, a multi-protein complex involved in the de novo biosynthesis of purines in humans.

Hong Zhao, Jarrod B French, Ye Fang, Stephen J Benkovic

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Article in Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers.

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55citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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55 citing papers in PubMed, 101 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hong ZhaoDepartment of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, 414 Wartik Laboratory, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
Jarrod B French
Ye Fang
Stephen J Benkovic
Pennsylvania State University · USCorning (United States) · US

Funding

TRANSFORMYLASE ENZYMES--DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASER01GM024129 · NIGMS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-UNIV PARK · PI BENKOVIC, STEPHEN J · 1985 to 2024
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NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM024129
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purine nucleotides are ubiquitous molecules that play vital roles in all kingdoms of life, not only as components of nucleic acids, but also participating in signaling and energy storage. Cellular pools of purines are maintained by the tight control of several complementary and sometimes competing processes including de novo biosynthesis, salvage and catabolism of nucleotides. While great strides have been made over the past sixty years in understanding the biosynthesis of purines, we are experiencing a renaissance in this field. In this feature article we discuss the most recent discoveries relating to purine biosynthesis, with particular emphasis upon the dynamic multi-protein complex called the purinosome. In particular we highlight advances made towards understanding the assembly, control and function of this protein complex and the attempts made to exploit this knowledge for drug discovery.

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HeLa CellsHumansModels, MolecularMolecular StructureMultiprotein ComplexesPurinesMultiprotein ComplexesPurines

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PMID23575936
PMCPMC3877848
OpenAlexW2003783127

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