Dihydrofolate reductase


NameDihydrofolate reductase
Synonyms1.5.1.3
Gene NameDHFR
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0036993|Dihydrofolate reductase
MVGSLNCIVAVSQNMGIGKNGDLPWPPLRNEFRYFQRMTTTSSVEGKQNLVIMGKKTWFS
IPEKNRPLKGRINLVLSRELKEPPQGAHFLSRSLDDALKLTEQPELANKVDMVWIVGGSS
VYKEAMNHPGHLKLFVTRIMQDFESDTFFPEIDLEKYKLLPEYPGVLSDVQEEKGIKYKF
EVYEKND
Number of residues187
Molecular Weight21452.61
Theoretical pI7.6
GO Classification
Functions
    mRNA binding
    drug binding
    dihydrofolate reductase activity
    NADPH binding
    folic acid binding
    methotrexate binding
Processes
    water-soluble vitamin metabolic process
    tetrahydrofolate metabolic process
    mitotic cell cycle
    positive regulation of nitric-oxide synthase activity
    regulation of transcription involved in G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle
    response to methotrexate
    axon regeneration
    G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle
    one-carbon metabolic process
    tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthetic process
    small molecule metabolic process
    glycine biosynthetic process
    folic acid metabolic process
    regulation of removal of superoxide radicals
    tetrahydrofolate biosynthetic process
    nucleotide biosynthetic process
    oxidation-reduction process
    nitric oxide metabolic process
    dihydrofolate metabolic process
    vitamin metabolic process
    regulation of nitric-oxide synthase activity
Components
    cytosol
    nucleoplasm
General FunctionNadph binding
Specific FunctionKey enzyme in folate metabolism. Contributes to the de novo mitochondrial thymidylate biosynthesis pathway. Catalyzes an essential reaction for de novo glycine and purine synthesis, and for DNA precursor synthesis. Binds its own mRNA and that of DHFRL1.
Transmembrane Regions
GenBank Protein ID182724
UniProtKB IDP00374
UniProtKB Entry NameDYR_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNone
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016067|Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR)
ATGGTTGGTTCGCTAAACTGCATCGTCGCTGTGTCCCAGAACATGGGCATCGGCAAGAAC
GGGGACCTGCCCTGGCCACCGCTCAGGAATGAATTCAGATATTTCCAGAGAATGACCACA
ACCTCTTCAGTAGAAGGTAAACAGAATCTGGTGATTATGGGTAAGAAGACCTGGTTCTCC
ATTCCTGAGAAGAATCGACCTTTAAAGGGTAGAATTAATTTAGTTCTCAGCAGAGAACTC
AAGGAACCTCCACAAGGAGCTCATTTTCTTTCCAGAAGTCTAGATGATGCCTTAAAACTT
ACTGAACAACCAGAATTAGCAAATAAAGTAGACATGGTCTGGATAGTTGGTGGCAGTTCT
GTTTATAAGGAAGCCATGAATCACCCAGGCCATCTTAAACTATTTGTGACAAGGATCATG
CAAGACTTTGAAAGTGACACGTTTTTTCCAGAAATTGATTTGGAGAAATATAAACTTCTG
CCAGAATACCCAGGTGTTCTCTCTGATGTCCAGGAGGAGAAAGGCATTAAGTACAAATTT
GAAGTATATGAGAAGAATGATTAA
GenBank Gene IDJ00140
GeneCard IDNone
GenAtlas IDDHFR
HGNC IDHGNC:2861
Chromosome Location5
Locus5q11.2-q13.2
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