A mitochondrial enzyme degrades carotenoids and protects against oxidative stress

Colors with Functions: Elucidating the Biochemical and Molecular Basis of Carotenoid Metabolism

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Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Variants at the IL18 -BCO2 Locus Associated With Interleukin-18 Levels

(2010) Meian He et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

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

ISX is a retinoic acid-sensitive gatekeeper that controls intestinal β,β-carotene absorption and vitamin A production

(2010) Glenn P. Lobo et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

The biochemical and structural basis for trans-to-cis isomerization of retinoids in the chemistry of vision

(2010) Johannes von Lintig et al.   TRENDS IN BIOCHEMICAL SCIENCES

Common Variation in the β-Carotene 15,15′-Monooxygenase 1 Gene Affects Circulating Levels of Carotenoids: A Genome-wide Association Study

(2009) Luigi Ferrucci et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Genetic variation in the β, β-carotene-9′, 10′-dioxygenase gene and association with fat colour in bovine adipose tissue and milk

(2009) R. Tian et al.   ANIMAL GENETICS

Mutation in Bovine  -Carotene Oxygenase 2 Affects Milk Color

(2009) S. D. Berry et al.   GENETICS

Transcriptional responses to oxidative stress: Pathological and toxicological implications

(2009) Qiang Ma   PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

Crystal structure of native RPE65, the retinoid isomerase of the visual cycle

(2009) P. D. Kiser et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Two common single nucleotide polymorphisms in the gene encoding β-carotene 15,15′-monoxygenase alter β-carotene metabolism in female volunteers

(2008) W. C. Leung et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of alcohol- and obesity-induced fatty liver diseases

(2008) Sudheer K. Mantena et al.   FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

NinaB combines carotenoid oxygenase and retinoid isomerase activity in a single polypeptide

(2008) V. Oberhauser et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

(2008) Jonas Eriksson et al.   PLoS Genetics