Dihydrofolate reductase

Details

Name
Dihydrofolate reductase
Synonyms
  • 1.5.1.3
  • tmrA
Gene Name
folA
Organism
Escherichia coli (strain K12)
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019220|Dihydrofolate reductase
MISLIAALAVDRVIGMENAMPWNLPADLAWFKRNTLNKPVIMGRHTWESIGRPLPGRKNI
ILSSQPGTDDRVTWVKSVDEAIAACGDVPEIMVIGGGRVYEQFLPKAQKLYLTHIDAEVE
GDTHFPDYEPDDWESVFSEFHDADAQNSHSYCFEILERR
Number of residues
159
Molecular Weight
17999.21
Theoretical pI
4.61
GO Classification
Functions
dihydrofolate reductase activity / NADP binding
Processes
glycine biosynthetic process / nucleotide biosynthetic process / one-carbon metabolic process / response to antibiotic / response to drug / response to methotrexate / tetrahydrofolate biosynthetic process
Components
cytosol
General Function
Nadp binding
Specific Function
Key enzyme in folate metabolism. Catalyzes an essential reaction for de novo glycine and purine synthesis, and for DNA precursor synthesis.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Not Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019221|Dihydrofolate reductase (folA)
ATGATCAGTCTGATTGCGGCGTTAGCGGTAGATCGCGTTATCGGCATGGAAAACGCCATG
CCGTGGAACCTGCCTGCCGATCTCGCCTGGTTTAAACGCAACACCTTAAATAAACCCGTG
ATTATGGGCCGCCATACCTGGGAATCAATCGGTCGTCCGTTGCCAGGACGCAAAAATATT
ATCCTCAGCAGTCAACCGGGTACGGACGATCGCGTAACGTGGGTGAAGTCGGTGGATGAA
GCCATCGCGGCGTGTGGTGACGTACCAGAAATCATGGTGATTGGCGGCGGTCGCGTTTAT
GAACAGTTCTTGCCAAAAGCGCAAAAACTGTATCTGACGCATATCGACGCAGAAGTGGAA
GGCGACACCCATTTCCCGGATTACGAGCCGGATGACTGGGAATCGGTATTCAGCGAATTC
CACGATGCTGATGCGCAGAACTCTCACAGCTATTGCTTTGAGATTCTGGAGCGGCGGTAA
Chromosome Location
Not Available
Locus
Not Available
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDP0ABQ4
UniProtKB Entry NameDYR_ECOLI
GenBank Protein ID146006
GenBank Gene IDJ01609
General References
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  14. Lee H, Reyes VM, Kraut J: Crystal structures of Escherichia coli dihydrofolate reductase complexed with 5-formyltetrahydrofolate (folinic acid) in two space groups: evidence for enolization of pteridine O4. Biochemistry. 1996 Jun 4;35(22):7012-20. [Article]
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Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB00440Trimethoprimapproved, vet_approvedyesinhibitorDetails
DB02015Dihydrofolic AcidexperimentalunknownDetails
DB023632'-Monophosphoadenosine-5'-DiphosphateexperimentalunknownDetails
DB03461Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphateexperimentalunknownDetails
DB12769LometrexolinvestigationalunknownDetails
DB072621-{[N-(1-Imino-guanidino-methyl)]sulfanylmethyl}-3-trifluoromethyl-benzeneexperimentalunknownDetails