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Antiquitin, a relatively unexplored member in the superfamily of aldehyde dehydrogenases with diversified physiological functions

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Antiquitin is a member of the aldehyde dehydrogenase superfamily. Sequence analyses indicate that the protein is highly conserved from plants to animals. The plant antiquitins are generally believed to play a role in osmoregulation and/or detoxification. The physiological functions of animal antiquitins remain largely elusive, their involvement in a number of human diseases has been implicated.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N. T., Hong Kong, China

    W. -P. Fong, C. H. K. Cheng & W. -K. Tang

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Received 28 February 2006; received after revision 13 July 2006; accepted 31 August 2006

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Fong, W.P., Cheng, C.H.K. & Tang, W.K. Antiquitin, a relatively unexplored member in the superfamily of aldehyde dehydrogenases with diversified physiological functions. Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 63, 2881–2885 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-006-6089-4

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