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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-11-7
pubmed:abstractText
The mouse arylamine N-acetyltransferase 2 (Nat2) and its homologue (NAT1) in humans are known to detoxify xenobiotic arylamines and are also thought to play a role in endogenous metabolism. Human NAT1 is highly over-expressed in estrogen receptor positive breast tumours and is implicated in susceptibility to neural tube defects. In vitro assays have suggested an endogenous role for human NAT1 in folate metabolism, but in vivo evidence to support this hypothesis has been lacking. Mouse Nat2 provides a good model to study human NAT1 as it shows similar expression profiles and substrate specificities. We have generated transgenic mice lacking a functional Nat2 gene and compared the urinary levels of acetylated folate metabolite para-aminobenzoylglutamate in Nat2 knockout and Nat2 wild-type mice. These results support an in vivo role for mouse Nat2/human NAT1 in folate metabolism. In addition, effects of the Nat2 deletion on sex ratios and neural tube development are described.
pubmed:grant
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1090-2104
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
364
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
556-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-2-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Deletion of a xenobiotic metabolizing gene in mice affects folate metabolism.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3QT, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't