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. 2007 Jan 9;104(2):399-400.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.0610164103. Epub 2007 Jan 3.

The impact of structural biology on neurobiology

Ronald E Viola  1
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The impact of structural biology on neurobiology

Ronald E Viola. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Fig. 1.
Metabolism of NAA in brain. NAA is produced in neurons by the condensation of activated acetate (in the form of acetyl-CoA) with l-aspartate, catalyzed by an as-yet-uncharacterized acetyltransferase. The product is transported to oligodendrocytes by a sodium/dicarboxylate cotransporter (NaC3) and then cleaved to release l-aspartate and acetate by aspartoacylase. This enzyme is defective in Canavan disease patients, leading to an accumulation of NAA and the failure to release acetate in these myelin-synthesizing cells.
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