basic FUNCTION
| deoxyhypusine synthase, required for the post-translational formation of hypusine an unusual amino acid formed lysine from by modification of a specific residue in eucaryotic initiation factor 5A (EI5FA) |
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playing a pivotal role in cell proliferation |
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EIF5A protein and DHPS modification are essential for eukaryotic cell proliferation (Park 2006) |
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DHPS promotes early cytokine-induced inflammation in the pancreatic beta cells  |
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WDR83 and DHPS were capable of forming an RNA duplex at overlapping 3 prime untranslated regions and this duplex increased their mutual stability, which was required for the bidirectional regulation  |
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catalyzes the crucial hypusine modification of the factor EIF5A, which promotes the translation of a subset of mRNAs involved in cytokine responses  |
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functions as a tetramer to catalyze the initial step, transferring the 4-aminobutyl moiety from the polyamine spermidine to a specific lysine residue (Lys50 in human EIF5A) of EIF5A, thereby forming the intermediate deoxyhypusine residue  |