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Non-Viral Deoxyribonucleoside Kinases - Diversity and Practical Use

Slot Christiansen, Louise LU ; Munch-Petersen, Birgitte LU and Knecht, Wolfgang LU (2015) In Journal of Genetics and Genomics 42(5). p.235-248
Abstract
Deoxyribonucleoside kinases (dNKs) phosphorylate deoxyribonucleosides to their corresponding monophosphate compounds. dNks also phosphorylate deoxyribonucleoside analogues that are used in the treatment of cancer or viral infections. The study of the mammalian dNKs has therefore always been of great medical interest. However, during the last 20 years, research on dNKs has gone into non-mammalian organisms. In this review, we focus on non-viral dNKs, in particular their diversity and their practical applications. The diversity of this enzyme family in different organisms has proven to be valuable in studying the evolution of enzymes. Some of these newly discovered enzymes have been useful in numerous practical applications in medicine and... (More)
Deoxyribonucleoside kinases (dNKs) phosphorylate deoxyribonucleosides to their corresponding monophosphate compounds. dNks also phosphorylate deoxyribonucleoside analogues that are used in the treatment of cancer or viral infections. The study of the mammalian dNKs has therefore always been of great medical interest. However, during the last 20 years, research on dNKs has gone into non-mammalian organisms. In this review, we focus on non-viral dNKs, in particular their diversity and their practical applications. The diversity of this enzyme family in different organisms has proven to be valuable in studying the evolution of enzymes. Some of these newly discovered enzymes have been useful in numerous practical applications in medicine and biotechnology, and have contributed to our understanding of the structural basis of nucleoside and nucleoside analogue activation. (Less)
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Nucleosides, Nucleotides, Nucleoside salvage pathway, Evolution, Suicide, gene therapy, Deoxynucleosides, Deoxynucleotides, Deoxynucleoside, kinases
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Journal of Genetics and Genomics
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42
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5
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235 - 248
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Elsevier
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1673-8527
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10.1016/j.jgg.2015.01.003
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English
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  author       = {{Slot Christiansen, Louise and Munch-Petersen, Birgitte and Knecht, Wolfgang}},
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  keywords     = {{Nucleosides; Nucleotides; Nucleoside salvage pathway; Evolution; Suicide; gene therapy; Deoxynucleosides; Deoxynucleotides; Deoxynucleoside; kinases}},
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  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Journal of Genetics and Genomics}},
  title        = {{Non-Viral Deoxyribonucleoside Kinases - Diversity and Practical Use}},
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