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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Similarities in Structure and Function of UDP-Glycosyltransferase Homologs from Human and Plants.

Mary Caroline L Lethe, Vincent Paris, Xiaoqiang Wang, Clement T Y Chan

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 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 1 institution in 1 country.

Mary Caroline L LetheDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of North Texas, 3940 N Elm Street, Denton, TX 76207, USA.
Vincent ParisDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of North Texas, 3940 N Elm Street, Denton, TX 76207, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0361-6965
Xiaoqiang WangDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Science, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #305220, Denton, TX 76203, USA.
Clement T Y ChanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of North Texas, 3940 N Elm Street, Denton, TX 76207, USA.
University of North Texas · US

Funding

Development of Drug Detoxifying Bacteria for Chemotherapy Induced Gut InjuryR41CA261292 · NCI · SANARENTERO LLC · PI HU, MING, SINGH, RASHIM · 2021 to 2022
$455k
Genetic Biocontainment Switch to Improve the Safety of Drug Detoxifying Bacteria in Preventing Chemotherapy-induced DiarrheaR41CA275454 · NCI · SANARENTERO LLC · PI CHAN, TSZ YAN CLEMENT, HU, MING · 2023 to 2023
$400k
NCI NIH HHS R41 CA261292NCI NIH HHS R41 CA275454NIH HHS R41CA261292NIH HHS R41CA275454
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The uridine diphosphate glycosyltransferase (UGT) superfamily plays a key role in the metabolism of xenobiotics and metabolic wastes, which is essential for detoxifying those species. Over the last several decades, a huge effort has been put into studying human and mammalian UGT homologs, but family members in other organisms have been explored much less. Potentially, other UGT homologs can have desirable substrate specificity and biological activities that can be harnessed for detoxification in various medical settings. In this review article, we take a plant UGT homology, UGT71G1, and compare its structural and biochemical properties with the human homologs. These comparisons suggest that even though mammalian and plant UGTs are functional in different environments, they may support similar biochemical activities based on their protein structure and function. The known biological functions of these homologs are discussed so as to provide insights into the use of UGT homologs from other organisms for addressing human diseases related to UGTs.

Indexed as

GlycosyltransferasesUridine DiphosphateAnimalsHumansMammalsPhylogenyPlantsGlycosyltransferasesUridine Diphosphateglycosylationsubstrate specificityUGT-related diseasesuridine diphosphate glycosyltransferases

Identifiers

PMID38474028
PMCPMC10932239
OpenAlexW4392234392

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