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aconitase
(redirected from Iron regulatory protein 2)

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aconitase [ə′kän·ə‚tās]
(biochemistry)
An enzyme involved in the Krebs citric acid cycle that catalyzes the breakdown of citric acid tocis-aconitic and isocitric acids.


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The researchers reported in the February issue of Nature Genetics that mice lacking the gene for iron regulatory protein 2 (IRP2) develop iron deposits in key areas of the brain The progressive deterioration of the mice's nervous system is like that seen in people with Parkinson's Disease and Multiple System Atrophy (also known as Parkinson's Plus).
 
 
 
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