S-adenosylmethionine in Liver Health, Injury, and Cancer

SC Lu, JM Mato - Physiological reviews, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet, also known as SAM and SAMe) is the principal biological
methyl donor synthesized in all mammalian cells but most abundantly in the liver …

S‐Adenosylmethionine in cell growth, apoptosis and liver cancer

SC Lu, JM Mato - Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract S‐Adenosylmethionine (SAMe), the principal biological methyl donor, is
synthesized from methionine and ATP in a reaction catalyzed by methionine …

S-Adenosylmethionine: a control switch that regulates liver function

JM Mato, FJ Corrales, SC Lu, MA Avila - 2002 - dadun.unav.edu
Genome sequence analysis reveals that all organisms synthesize S-adenosylmethionine
(AdoMet) and that a large fraction of all genes is AdoMet-dependent methyltransferases …

Methionine adenosyltransferase 1A knockout mice are predisposed to liver injury and exhibit increased expression of genes involved in proliferation

SC Lu, L Alvarez, ZZ Huang, L Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2001 - National Acad Sciences
Liver-specific and nonliver-specific methionine adenosyltransferases (MATs) are products of
two genes, MAT1A and MAT2A, respectively, that catalyze the formation of S …

Role of S‐adenosyl‐L‐methionine in liver health and injury

JM Mato, SC Lu - Hepatology, 2007 - journals.lww.com
S-Adenosylmethionine (SAMe) has rapidly moved from being a methyl donor to a key
metabolite that regulates hepatocyte growth, death, and differentiation. Biosynthesis of …

Role of abnormal methionine metabolism in alcoholic liver injury

SC Lu, H Tsukamoto, JM Mato - Alcohol, 2002 - Elsevier
Methionine catabolism occurs mostly in the liver through the formation of S-
adenosylmethionine (SAM) in a reaction catalyzed by methionine adenosyltransferase …

L-methionine availability regulates expression of the methionine adenosyltransferase 2A gene in human hepatocarcinoma cells: role of S-adenosylmethionine

ML Martínez-Chantar, MU Latasa, M Varela-Rey… - Journal of Biological …, 2003 - ASBMB
In mammals, methionine adenosyltransferase (MAT), the enzyme responsible for S-
adenosylmethionine (AdoMet) synthesis, is encoded by two genes, MAT1A and MAT2A. In …

Changes in methionine adenosyltransferase and S-adenosylmethionine homeostasis in alcoholic rat liver

SC Lu, ZZ Huang, H Yang, JM Mato… - American Journal …, 2000 - journals.physiology.org
Liver-specific and non-liver-specific methionine adenosyltransferase (MAT) are products of
two genes, MAT1A and MAT2A, respectively, that catalyze the formation of S …

S-adenosylmethionine: From the discovery of its inhibition of tumorigenesis to its use as a therapeutic agent

RM Pascale, MM Simile, DF Calvisi, CF Feo, F Feo - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alterations of methionine cycle in steatohepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma
induce MAT1A decrease and MAT2A increase expressions with the consequent decrease of …

S-adenosylmethionine regulates MAT1A and MAT2A gene expression in cultured rat hepatocytes: a new role for S-adenosylmethionine in the maintenance of the …

E Ruiz Garcia-Trevijano, MU Latasa, M Carretero… - 2000 - dadun.unav.edu
Methionine metabolism starts with the formation of S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet), the
most important biological methyl donor. This reaction is catalyzed by methionine …