Biology:IMPDH1

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Inosine-5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase 1, also known as IMP dehydrogenase 1, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the IMPDH1 gene.[1][2]

Function

IMP dehydrogenase 1 acts as a homotetramer to regulate cell growth. IMPDH1 is an enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of xanthine monophosphate (XMP) from inosine-5'-monophosphate (IMP). This is the rate-limiting step in the de novo synthesis of guanine nucleotides.[1]

Clinical significance

Defects in the IMPDH1 gene are a cause of retinitis pigmentosa type 10 (RP10).[1][3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Entrez Gene: IMP (inosine monophosphate) dehydrogenase 1". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=3614. 
  2. "Two distinct cDNAs for human IMP dehydrogenase". J. Biol. Chem. 265 (9): 5292–5. March 1990. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(19)34120-1. PMID 1969416. 
  3. "Identification of an IMPDH1 mutation in autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (RP10) revealed following comparative microarray analysis of transcripts derived from retinas of wild-type and Rho(-/-) mice". Hum. Mol. Genet. 11 (5): 547–57. March 2002. doi:10.1093/hmg/11.5.547. PMID 11875049. 
  4. "Mutations in the inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase 1 gene (IMPDH1) cause the RP10 form of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa". Hum. Mol. Genet. 11 (5): 559–68. March 2002. doi:10.1093/hmg/11.5.559. PMID 11875050. 

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