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ArticleMethods in enzymology2020

Post-natal all-trans-retinoic acid biosynthesis.

Joseph L Napoli

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Article in Methods in enzymology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
8.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Dysregulated retinoic acid signaling in airway smooth muscle cells in asthma.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2021
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  18. Dietary Vitamin A Impacts Refractory Telogen.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joseph L NapoliGraduate Program in Metabolic Biology, Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States. Electronic address: jna@berkeley.edu.
University of California, Berkeley · US

Funding

Rdh10 and retinoic acid effects on differentiationR01DK112754 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI NAPOLI, JOSEPH L · 2017 to 2021
$1.9M
Retinoid HomeostasisR01DK102014 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI NAPOLI, JOSEPH L · 2015 to 2019
$1.7M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK102014NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK112754
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Generation of the autacoid all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) from retinol (vitamin A) relies on a complex metabolon that includes retinol binding-proteins and enzymes from the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase and aldehyde dehydrogenase gene families. Serum retinol binding-protein delivers all-trans-retinol (vitamin A) from blood to cells through two membrane receptors, Stra6 and Rbpr2. Stra6 and Rbpr2 convey retinol to cellular retinol binding-protein type 1 (Crbp1). Holo-Crbp1 delivers retinol to lecithin: retinol acyl transferase (Lrat) for esterification and storage. Lrat channels retinol directly into its active site from holo-Crbp1 by protein-protein interaction. The ratio apo-Crbp1/holo-Crbp1 directs flux of retinol into and out of retinyl esters, through regulating esterification vs ester hydrolysis. Multiple retinol dehydrogenases (Rdh1, Rdh10, Dhrs9, Rdhe2, Rdhe2s) channel retinol from holo-Crbp1 to generate retinal for ATRA biosynthesis. β-Carotene oxidase type 1 generates retinal from carotenoids, delivered by the scavenger receptor-B1. Retinal reductases (Dhrs3, Dhrs4, Rdh11) reduce retinal into retinol, thereby restraining ATRA biosynthesis. Retinal dehydrogenases (Raldh1, 2, 3) dehydrogenate retinal irreversibly into ATRA. ATRA regulates its own concentrations by inducing Lrat and ATRA degradative enzymes. ATRA exhibits hormesis. Its effects relate to its concentration as an inverted J-shaped curve, transitioning from beneficial in the "goldilocks" zone to toxicity, as concentrations increase. Hormesis has distorted understanding physiological effects of ATRA post-nataly using chow-diet fed, ATRA-dosed animal models. Cancer, immune deficiency and metabolic abnormalities result from mutations and/or insufficiency in Crbp1 and retinoid metabolizing enzymes.

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TretinoinVitamin AAnimalsRetinol-Binding ProteinsRetinol-Binding Proteins, CellularRetinol-Binding ProteinsRetinol-Binding Proteins, CellularTretinoinVitamin ABinding-proteinCytochrome P-450Retinal dehydrogenaseRetinoic acidRetinolShort-chain dehydrogenase reductase

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PMID32359649
PMCPMC7357352
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