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SUBMITTER: Douillet DC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6341394 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Douillet Delphine C DC Pinson Benoît B Ceschin Johanna J Hürlimann Hans C HC Saint-Marc Christelle C Laporte Damien D Claverol Stéphane S Konrad Manfred M Bonneu Marc M Daignan-Fornier Bertrand B
The Journal of biological chemistry 20181126 3
5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide 1-β-d-ribofuranoside (AICAR, or acadesine) is a precursor of the monophosphate derivative 5-amino-4-imidazole carboxamide ribonucleoside 5'-phosphate (ZMP), an intermediate in <i>de novo</i> purine biosynthesis. AICAR proved to have promising anti-proliferative properties, although the molecular basis of its toxicity is poorly understood. To exert cytotoxicity, AICAR needs to be metabolized, but the AICAR-derived toxic metabolite was not identified. Here, we show t ...[more]