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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2011; 17(44): 4883-4889
Published online Nov 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i44.4883
Human intestinal acyl-CoA synthetase 5 is sensitive to the inhibitor triacsin C
Elke Kaemmerer, Anne Peuscher, Andrea Reinartz, Christian Liedtke, Ralf Weiskirchen, Jürgen Kopitz, Nikolaus Gassler
Elke Kaemmerer, Department of Pediatrics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany and Institute of Pathology, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
Anne Peuscher, Department of Plant Biotechnology, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME), 52074 Aachen, Germany
Andrea Reinartz, Nikolaus Gassler, Institute of Pathology, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
Christian Liedtke, Department of Medicine III, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
Ralf Weiskirchen, Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
Jürgen Kopitz, Institute of Pathology, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Author contributions: Kopitz J designed and coordinated the biochemical studies; cloning and biochemical experiments were performed by Kaemmerer E, Peuscher A, Reinartz A, Liedtke C and Weiskirchen R; Gassler N designed the study; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, No. GA785/6-1; Deutsche Krebshilfe, No. 109313; and the Rotationsprogramm of the Medical Faculty RWTH Aachen University (to Kaemmerer E)
Correspondence to: Nikolaus Gassler, MA, Professor, Institute of Pathology, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany. ngassler@ukaachen.de
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Received: July 1, 2011
Revised: August 25, 2011
Accepted: August 31, 2011
Published online: November 28, 2011
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