Fructosamine-3-kinase

Fructosamine-3-kinase

Fructosamine-3-kinase

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


Fructosamine-3-kinase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the FN3K gene.[5][6][7]

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Function

FN3K catalyzes phosphorylation of fructosamines formed by glycation, the nonenzymatic reaction of glucose with primary amines followed by Amadori rearrangement. Phosphorylation of fructosamines may initiate metabolism of the modified amine and result in deglycation of glycated proteins.[7][8]

FN3K is responsible for the formation of fructose 3-phosphate (F3P), a compound identified in the lenses of diabetic rats. The spontaneous decomposition of F3P leads to the formation of 3-deoxyglucosone (3DG). 3DG contributes to diabetic complications. Treatment of normal and diabetic rats with an inhibitor of FN3K demonstrated a large reduction (~50%) in systemic 3DG in both groups. Removal of 3DG at its source by inhibition of FN3K is a viable option to treat diabetes related diseases since it would require a much smaller dose of drug.


References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. Delpierre G, Van Schaftingen E (Dec 2003). "Fructosamine 3-kinase, an enzyme involved in protein deglycation". Biochem Soc Trans. 31 (Pt 6): 1354–7. doi:10.1042/BST0311354. PMID 14641062.
  4. Delpierre G, Collard F, Fortpied J, Van Schaftingen E (August 2002). "Fructosamine 3-kinase is involved in an intracellular deglycation pathway in human erythrocytes". Biochem. J. 365 (Pt 3): 801–8. doi:10.1042/BJ20020325. PMC 1222720. PMID 11975663.

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