Biology:MTHFD1L

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


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Monofunctional C1-tetrahydrofolate synthase, mitochondrial also known as formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MTHFD1L gene (methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (NADP+ dependent) 1-like).[1][2][3]

Function

One-carbon substituted forms of tetrahydrofolate (THF) are involved in the de novo synthesis of purines and thymidylate and support cellular methylation reactions through the regeneration of methionine from homocysteine. MTHFD1L is an enzyme involved in THF synthesis in mitochondria.[3]

In contrast to MTHFD1 that has trifunctional methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase, methenyltetrahydrofolate cyclohydrolase, and formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase enzymatic activities, MTHFD1L only has formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase activity.[4]

Clinical significance

Certain variants of the MTHFD1L are associated neural tube defects.[5] Different alleles of SNP rs7646 in the 3′ UTR of MTHFD1L are differentially regulated by microRNAs affecting MTHFD1L expression.[6]

References

  1. "Human mitochondrial C1-tetrahydrofolate synthase: gene structure, tissue distribution of the mRNA, and immunolocalization in Chinese hamster ovary calls". J. Biol. Chem. 278 (44): 43178–87. October 2003. doi:10.1074/jbc.M304319200. PMID 12937168. 
  2. "Mitochondrial methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase, methenyltetrahydrofolate cyclohydrolase, and formyltetrahydrofolate synthetases". Vitam. Horm. 79: 393–410. 2008. doi:10.1016/S0083-6729(08)00414-7. PMID 18804703. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (NADP+ dependent) 1-like". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=25902. 
  4. "Disruption of the mthfd1 gene reveals a monofunctional 10-formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase in mammalian mitochondria". J. Biol. Chem. 280 (9): 7597–602. March 2005. doi:10.1074/jbc.M409380200. PMID 15611115. 
  5. "A common variant in MTHFD1L is associated with neural tube defects and mRNA splicing efficiency". Hum. Mutat. 30 (12): 1650–6. December 2009. doi:10.1002/humu.21109. PMID 19777576. 
  6. Minguzzi, Stefano; Selcuklu, S. Duygu; Spillane, Charles; Parle-McDermott, Anne (2013-12-18). "An NTD-Associated Polymorphism in the 3′ UTR of MTHFD1L can Affect Disease Risk by Altering miRNA Binding". Human Mutation 35 (1): 96–104. doi:10.1002/humu.22459. ISSN 1059-7794. PMID 24123340. 

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.