A requirement for Gch1 and tetrahydrobiopterin in embryonic development.

INTRODUCTION: GTP cyclohydrolase I (GTPCH) catalyses the first and rate-limiting reaction in the synthesis of the enzymatic cofactor, tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4). Loss of function mutations in the GCH1 gene lead to congenital neurological diseases such as DOPA-responsive dystonia and hyperphenylalanin...

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Main Authors: Douglas, G, Hale, AB, Crabtree, M, Ryan, B, Hansler, A, Watschinger, K, Gross, S, Lygate, C, Alp, N, Channon, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015