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ArticleScientific reports2021

Gene delivery corrects N-acetylglutamate synthase deficiency and enables insights in the physiological impact of L-arginine activation of N-acetylglutamate synthase.

P Sonaimuthu, E Senkevitch, N Haskins, P Uapinyoying, M McNutt, H Morizono, M Tuchman, L Caldovic

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

P SonaimuthuCenter for Genetic Medicine Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20010U, USA.
E SenkevitchCenter for Genetic Medicine Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20010U, USA.
N HaskinsCenter for Genetic Medicine Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20010U, USA.
P UapinyoyingCenter for Genetic Medicine Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20010U, USA.
M McNuttChildren's Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
H MorizonoCenter for Genetic Medicine Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20010U, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9678-5564
M TuchmanCenter for Genetic Medicine Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20010U, USA.
L CaldovicCenter for Genetic Medicine Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20010U, USA. LCaldovic@childrensnational.org.ORCID 0000-0002-9140-5585
Children's National · USChildren's Medical Center · USNational Institutes of Health · US

Funding

N-acetylglutamate Synthase: Structure, Function & DefectsR01DK064913 · NIDDK · CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI CALDOVIC, LJUBICA MORIZONO · 2003 to 2017
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NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK064913
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The urea cycle protects the central nervous system from ammonia toxicity by converting ammonia to urea. N-acetylglutamate synthase (NAGS) catalyzes formation of N-acetylglutamate, an essential allosteric activator of carbamylphosphate synthetase 1. Enzymatic activity of mammalian NAGS doubles in the presence of L-arginine, but the physiological significance of NAGS activation by L-arginine has been unknown. The NAGS knockout (Nags

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Gene Transfer TechniquesAmino-Acid N-AcetyltransferaseAnimalsArginineCitrullineDependovirusDisease Models, AnimalGlutamatesHumansHyperammonemiaMiceMice, KnockoutMutant ProteinsUreaUrea Cycle Disorders, InbornAmino-Acid N-AcetyltransferaseArginineCitrullineGlutamatesMutant ProteinsN-carbamylglutamateUrea

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PMID33574402
PMCPMC7878489
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