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ReviewJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2020

Sepiapterin reductase: Characteristics and role in diseases.

Yao Wu, Peng Chen, Li Sun, Shengtao Yuan, Zujue Cheng, Ligong Lu, Hongzhi Du, Meixiao Zhan

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Review in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 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
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yao WuJiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Screening, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8579-8266
Peng ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Li SunJiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Screening, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
Shengtao YuanJiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Screening, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
Zujue ChengDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Ligong LuInterventional Radiology Center, Zhuhai People's Hospital, Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University, Zhuhai, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7850-7640
Hongzhi DuSchool of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China.
Meixiao ZhanInterventional Radiology Center, Zhuhai People's Hospital, Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University, Zhuhai, China.
China Pharmaceutical University · CNJinan University · CNNanchang University · CNHubei University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sepiapterin reductase, a homodimer composed of two subunits, plays an important role in the biosynthesis of tetrahydrobiopterin. Furthermore, sepiapterin reductase exhibits a wide distribution in different tissues and is associated with many diseases, including brain dysfunction, chronic pain, cardiovascular disease and cancer. With regard to drugs targeting sepiapterin reductase, many compounds have been identified and provide potential methods to treat various diseases. However, the underlying mechanism of sepiapterin reductase in many biological processes is unclear. Therefore, this article summarized the structure, distribution and function of sepiapterin reductase, as well as the relationship between sepiapterin reductase and different diseases, with the aim of finding evidence to guide further studies on the molecular mechanisms and the potential clinical value of sepiapterin reductase. In particular, the different effects induced by the depletion of sepiapterin reductase or the inhibition of the enzyme suggest that the non-enzymatic activity of sepiapterin reductase could function in certain biological processes, which also provides a possible direction for sepiapterin reductase research.

Indexed as

Alcohol OxidoreductasesAnimalsHumansAlcohol Oxidoreductasessepiapterin reductasecancernon-enzymatic activitysepiapterin reductaseSPR deficiencytetrahydrobiopterin

Identifiers

PMID32734666
PMCPMC7520308
OpenAlexW3046794895

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