Characterization of the Role of β-Carotene 9,10-Dioxygenase in Macular Pigment Metabolism

A genetic dissection of intestinal fat-soluble vitamin and carotenoid absorption

(2015) M. A. K. Widjaja-Adhi et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Evidence for compartmentalization of mammalian carotenoid metabolism

(2014) Grzegorz Palczewski et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Analysis of Carotenoid Isomerase Activity in a Prototypical Carotenoid Cleavage Enzyme, Apocarotenoid Oxygenase (ACO)

(2014) Xuewu Sui et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

SWISS-MODEL: modelling protein tertiary and quaternary structure using evolutionary information

(2014) Marco Biasini et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Inactivity of human  , -carotene-9',10'-dioxygenase (BCO2) underlies retinal accumulation of the human macular carotenoid pigment

(2014) B. Li et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Characterization of human β,β-carotene-15,15′-monooxygenase (BCMO1) as a soluble monomeric enzyme

(2013) Thomas Kowatz et al.   ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

Mechanistic Aspects of Carotenoid Biosynthesis

(2013) Alexander R. Moise et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Evolutionarily conserved long intergenic non-coding RNAs in the eye

(2013) Debarshi Mustafi et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Genetics and Diet Regulate Vitamin A Production via the Homeobox Transcription Factor ISX

(2013) Glenn P. Lobo et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Two Carotenoid Oxygenases Contribute to Mammalian Provitamin A Metabolism

(2013) Jaume Amengual et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

A global clinical view on vitamin A and carotenoids

(2012) Alfred Sommer et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

BCDO2 acts as a carotenoid scavenger and gatekeeper for the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway

(2012) G. P. Lobo et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Lecithin:Retinol Acyltransferase Is Critical for Cellular Uptake of Vitamin A from Serum Retinol-binding Protein

(2012) Jaume Amengual et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Structure of RPE65 isomerase in a lipidic matrix reveals roles for phospholipids and iron in catalysis

(2012) P. D. Kiser et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Mammalian Carotenoid-oxygenases: Key players for carotenoid function and homeostasis

(2011) Glenn P. Lobo et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF LIPIDS

A nonsense mutation in the beta-carotene oxygenase 2 (BCO2) gene is tightly associated with accumulation of carotenoids in adipose tissue in sheep (Ovis aries)

(2010) Dag I Våge et al.   BMC GENETICS

A mitochondrial enzyme degrades carotenoids and protects against oxidative stress

(2010) Jaume Amengual et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Mutation in Bovine  -Carotene Oxygenase 2 Affects Milk Color

(2009) S. D. Berry et al.   GENETICS

Identification of the Yellow Skin Gene Reveals a Hybrid Origin of the Domestic Chicken

(2008) Jonas Eriksson et al.   PLoS Genetics

Carotenoid derived aldehydes-induced oxidative stress causes apoptotic cell death in human retinal pigment epithelial cells

(2007) Nilesh M. Kalariya et al.   EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH