Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase
"Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) from nicotinamide and 5-phosphoribosyl-1-pyrophosphate, the rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of the NAD coenzyme. It is also known as a growth factor for early B-LYMPHOCYTES, or an ADIPOKINE with insulin-mimetic effects (visfatin).
| Descriptor ID |
D054409
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.400.725.575
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| Concept/Terms |
Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase- Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase
- Phosphoribosyltransferase, Nicotinamide
- NAMPT Protein
- Pre-B-Cell Colony-Enhancing Factor
- Colony-Enhancing Factor, Pre-B-Cell
- Pre B Cell Colony Enhancing Factor
- Visfatin
- NAmPRTase
- NMN Pyrophosphorylase
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase" by people in Profiles.
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Xia M, Boini KM, Abais JM, Xu M, Zhang Y, Li PL. Endothelial NLRP3 inflammasome activation and enhanced neointima formation in mice by adipokine visfatin. Am J Pathol. 2014 May; 184(5):1617-28.
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Boini KM, Zhang C, Xia M, Han WQ, Brimson C, Poklis JL, Li PL. Visfatin-induced lipid raft redox signaling platforms and dysfunction in glomerular endothelial cells. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2010 Dec; 1801(12):1294-304.
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Xia M, Zhang C, Boini KM, Thacker AM, Li PL. Membrane raft-lysosome redox signalling platforms in coronary endothelial dysfunction induced by adipokine visfatin. Cardiovasc Res. 2011 Feb 01; 89(2):401-9.