Biology:Uracil phosphoribosyltransferase

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Short description: Class of enzymes
Uracil phosphoribosyltransferase (FUR1) homolog (S. cerevisiae)
Identifiers
SymbolUPRT
NCBI gene139596
HGNC28334
RefSeqNM_145052
UniProtQ96BW1
Other data
LocusChr. X q13.3
Uridine phosphorylase
Identifiers
EC number2.4.2.9
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Uracil phosphoribosyltransferase is an enzyme which interconverts uridine monophosphate with uracil and phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate. In the forward direction shown, pyrophosphoric acid is added to the ribose sugar unit to cleave off the attached heterocycle.[1][2]

  1. REDIRECT Template:Chemical reaction

This protein is thought to use the morpheein model of allosteric regulation.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Enzyme 2.4.2.9 at KEGG Pathway Database.
  2. ↑ Crawford, I; Kornberg, A; Simms, ES (1957). "Conversion of uracil and orotate to uridine 5'-phosphate by enzymes in lactobacilli" (pdf). Journal of Biological Chemistry. PMID 13438895. https://www.jbc.org/article/S0021-9258(18)70892-2/pdf. 
  3. ↑ "Dynamic dissociating homo-oligomers and the control of protein function". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 519 (2): 131–43. March 2012. doi:10.1016/j.abb.2011.11.020. PMID 22182754.