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Increased activity of PRPP synthetase, in this circumstance, has the same consequences as defects in the PRPS gene that lead to superactivity of PRPP synthetase described above
(*) Recent study showing decreased AGXT expression in MASLD and potentially linking MASLD and oxalate synthesis
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Furthermore, uptake at acidic pH was diminished in the presence of proton ionophore, suggesting proton-gradient as the driving force for OATP2B1 activity
