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Nature Chemical Biology 3, 161–165 (1 March 2007) | doi:10.1038/nchembio861

Vitamin B6 conjugation to nuclear corepressor RIP140 and its role in gene regulation

M D Mostaqul Huq , Nien-Pei Tsai , Ya-Ping Lin , LeeAnn Higgins & Li-Na Wei

Pyridoxal 5|[prime]|-phosphate (PLP), the biologically active form of vitamin B6, is an important cofactor in amino acid metabolism, and supplementary vitamin B6 has protective effects in many disorders. Other than serving as a cofactor, it can also modulate the activities of steroid hormone receptors and transcription factors.