AhR-mediated, non-genomic modulation of IDO1 function.
The evolutionary process has conferred a dual – enzymic and signaling – function on the ancestral metabolic enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1), which has long been known for converting the essential amino acid tryptophan into neuroactive and immunoactive catabolites (kynurenines). In additi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00497/full |