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Sulfotransferase 4A1 Coding Sequence and Protein Structure Are Highly Conserved in Vertebrates.

Robert C A M van Waardenburg, Charles N Falany

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Review in Genes, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Robert C A M van WaardenburgDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0716-1670
Charles N FalanyDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.

Funding

Analysis of SULT4A1 in protein interactionsR21NS116312 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI VAN WAARDENBURG, ROBERT C.A.M. · 2020 to 2020
$408k
NIH HHS 1R21NS116312-01A1NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS116312
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytosolic sulfotransferases (SULTs) are Phase 2 drug-metabolizing enzymes that catalyze the conjugation of sulfonate to endogenous and xenobiotic compounds, increasing their hydrophilicity and excretion from cells. To date, 13 human SULTs have been identified and classified into five families. SULT4A1 mRNA encodes two variants: (1) the wild type, encoding a 284 amino acid, ~33 kDa protein, and (2) an alternative spliced variant resulting from a 126 bp insert between exon 6 and 7, which introduces a premature stop codon that enhances nonsense-mediated decay. SULT4A1 is classified as an SULT based on sequence and structural similarities, including PAPS-domains, active-site His, and the dimerization domain; however, the catalytic pocket lid 'Loop 3' size is not conserved. SULT4A1 is uniquely expressed in the brain and localized in the cytosol and mitochondria.

Indexed as

SulfotransferasesAnimalsConserved SequenceHumansMiceVertebratesSulfotransferasesSULT4A1 protein, humangene structurepolymorphismprotein structuretissue/cell distribution

Identifiers

PMID39062693
PMCPMC11275347

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