Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Query: EC:4.1.1.17 (ornithine decarboxylase)
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Ornithine decarboxylase has a relatively long history as a target for cancer chemoprevention and chemotherapy. Plym Forshell et al. report new evidence (beginning on p. 140 in this issue of the journal) indicating that spermidine synthase, a fellow enzyme of ornithine decarboxylase in polyamine metabolism, is transactivated in part by the MYC gene and is a potential target for chemoprevention of B-cell lymphomas.
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PMID:Cancer chemoprevention locks onto a new polyamine metabolic target. 2010 29