Pub. Date : 2015 Jun 1
PMID : 25701869
2 Functional Relationships(s)Download |
Sentence | Compound Name | Protein Name | Organism |
| 1 | The BCO1 gene encodes an enzyme that is expressed in the intestine and converts provitamin A carotenoids to vitamin A-aldehyde. | Vitamin A | beta-carotene oxygenase 1 | Homo sapiens |
| 2 | In this process, conversion of beta-carotene to vitamin A by BCO1 induces via retinoid signaling the expression of the intestinal homeobox transcription factor ISX. | Vitamin A | beta-carotene oxygenase 1 | Homo sapiens |