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Preferred term

Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring Kinase  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isozyme located in the mitochondria which converts PYRUVATE to ACETYL CoA in the CITRIC ACID CYCLE, phosphorylates SERINE residues on pyruvate dehydrogenase using ATP, and plays a key role in the regulation of GLUCOSE and fatty acid metabolism.

Synonym(s)

  • PDH Kinase
  • Pyruvate Dehydrogenase (Acetyl-Transferring) Kinase
  • Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase
  • Pyruvate Dehydrogenase (Lipoamide) Kinase
  • SI5WM8U605
  • XEX0252SGP

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FG465LZB-F

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