Evidence for compartmentalization of mammalian carotenoid metabolism

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

Two Carotenoid Oxygenases Contribute to Mammalian Provitamin A Metabolism

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

Carotenoid metabolism in mammals, including man: formation, occurrence, and function of apocarotenoids

(2013) Abdulkerim Eroglu et al.   JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH

The putative role of lutein and zeaxanthin as protective agents against age-related macular degeneration: promise of molecular genetics for guiding mechanistic and translational research in the field

(2012) John Paul SanGiovanni 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

Retinoic acid signalling during development

(2012) M. Rhinn et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Naturally Occurring Eccentric Cleavage Products of Provitamin A β-Carotene Function as Antagonists of Retinoic Acid Receptors

(2012) Abdulkerim Eroglu 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

Identification of StARD3 as a Lutein-Binding Protein in the Macula of the Primate Retina

(2011) Binxing Li et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

The Role of Retinoic Acid in Tolerance and Immunity

(2011) Jason A. Hall et al.   IMMUNITY

Metabolism of Carotenoids and Retinoids Related to Vision

(2011) Johannes von Lintig   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

A review of the evidence germane to the putative protective role of the macular carotenoids for age-related macular degeneration

(2011) Sarah Sabour-Pickett et al.   MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH

Beta-Carotene Reduces Body Adiposity of Mice via BCMO1

(2011) Jaume Amengual et al.   PLoS One

Proteins involved in uptake, intracellular transport and basolateral secretion of fat-soluble vitamins and carotenoids by mammalian enterocytes

(2011) Emmanuelle Reboul et al.   PROGRESS IN LIPID RESEARCH

Vitamin A Metabolism: An Update

(2011) Diana N. D’Ambrosio et al.   Nutrients

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

(2010) Johannes von Lintig   Annual Review of Nutrition

The eccentric cleavage product of β-carotene, β-apo-13-carotenone, functions as an antagonist of RXRα

(2010) Abdulkerim Eroglu et al.   ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

Enzymatic formation of apo-carotenoids from the xanthophyll carotenoids lutein, zeaxanthin and β-cryptoxanthin by ferret carotene-9′,10′-monooxygenase

(2010) Jonathan R. Mein et al.   ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

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

Importance of Membrane Structural Integrity for RPE65 Retinoid Isomerization Activity

(2010) Marcin Golczak et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Regarding the Conversion of β-Carotene to Vitamin A

(2010) Norman Krinsky et al.   NUTRITION REVIEWS

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

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

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

Retinoic Acid Synthesis and Signaling during Early Organogenesis

(2008) Gregg Duester   CELL

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

(2008) Jonas Eriksson et al.   PLoS Genetics