Deciphering CAD: Structure and function of a mega‐enzymatic pyrimidine factory in health and disease

F del Caño‐Ochoa, S Ramón‐Maiques - Protein Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
CAD is a 1.5 MDa particle formed by hexameric association of a 250 kDa protein divided
into different enzymatic domains, each catalyzing one of the initial reactions for de novo …

Uridine alleviates sepsis-induced acute lung injury by inhibiting ferroptosis of macrophage

K Lai, C Song, M Gao, Y Deng, Z Lu, N Li… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Uridine metabolism is extensively reported to be involved in combating oxidative stress.
Redox-imbalance-mediated ferroptosis plays a pivotal role in sepsis-induced acute lung …

The congenital dyserythropoieitic anemias: genetics and pathophysiology

R King, PJ Gallagher, R Khoriaty - Current opinion in hematology, 2022 - journals.lww.com
The congenital dyserythropoieitic anemias: genetics and path... : Current Opinion in
Hematology The congenital dyserythropoieitic anemias: genetics and pathophysiology : Current …

Beyond genetics: deciphering the impact of missense variants in CAD deficiency

F del Caño‐Ochoa, BG Ng… - Journal of inherited …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
CAD is a large, 2225 amino acid multienzymatic protein required for de novo pyrimidine
biosynthesis. Pathological CAD variants cause a developmental and epileptic …

Novel CAD gene mutations in a boy with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 50 with dramatic response to uridine therapy: a case report and a review of the …

L Duan, L Ye, R Yin, Y Sun, W Yu, Y Zhang, H Zhong… - BMC pediatrics, 2024 - Springer
Background Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy-50 (DEE-50) is a rare clinical
condition believed to be caused by a mutation in the CAD gene and is associated with a …

[HTML][HTML] Uridine monophosphate (UMP)-responsive developmental and epileptic encephalopathy: A case report of two siblings and a review of literature

A Al-Otaibi, A AlAyed, A Al Madhi, L Saeed… - Molecular Genetics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy type 50 is an autosomal recessive disorder
caused by pathogenic variants in CAD. This gene encodes a multifunctional enzyme …

[HTML][HTML] Disruption of CAD oligomerization by pathogenic variants

F Del Caño-Ochoa, L Ramadane-Morchadi… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
CAD, the multi-enzymatic protein essential for initiating the de novo biosynthesis of
pyrimidine nucleotides, forms large hexamers whose structure and function are not fully …

Updates on clinical and laboratory aspects of hereditary dyserythropoietic anemias

R Russo, A Iolascon, I Andolfo, R Marra… - … Journal of Laboratory …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hereditary dyserythropoietic anemias, or congenital dyserythropoietic anemias (CDAs), are
rare disorders disrupting normal erythroid lineage development, resulting in ineffective …

Biallelic hypomorphic variants in CAD cause uridine‐responsive macrocytic anaemia with elevated haemoglobin‐A2

O Steinberg‐Shemer, J Yacobovich… - British Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Biallelic pathogenic variants in CAD, that encode the multienzymatic protein required for de‐
novo pyrimidine biosynthesis, cause early infantile epileptic encephalopathy‐50. This rare …

Adolescent-onset epilepsy and deterioration associated with CAD deficiency: A case report

S Silva, M Rosas, B Guerra, M Muñoz, A Fujita… - Brain and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction CAD (MIM* 114010) encodes a large multifunctional protein with the
enzymatic activity of the first three enzymes initiating and controlling the de novo pyrimidine …