The importance of methionine metabolism.
basic_science · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 31043227.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.47221 and PMC identifier 6497440.
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Abstract
T helper cells import the amino acid methionine to synthesize new proteins and to provide the methyl groups needed for the methylation of RNA and DNA that drives T cell proliferation and differentiation.
Medical subject headings
- Methionine