QDPR homologues in Danio rerio regulate melanin synthesis, early gliogenesis, and glutamine homeostasis.

Dihydropteridine reductase (QDPR) catalyzes the recycling of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), a cofactor in dopamine, serotonin, and phenylalanine metabolism. QDPR-deficient patients develop neurological symptoms including hypokinesia, truncal hypotonia, intellectual disability and seizures. The underlyin...

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Main Authors: Maximilian Breuer, Luca Guglielmi, Matthias Zielonka, Verena Hemberger, Stefan Kölker, Jürgen G Okun, Georg F Hoffmann, Matthias Carl, Sven W Sauer, Thomas Opladen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215162