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Preferred Name

Thymidylate Synthase

Synonyms

dTMP Synthase

TMP synthetase

Thymidylate Synthetase

Thymidylate Synthase

thymidylate synthase

EC 2.1.1.45

TYMS

Definitions

Thymidylate synthetase protein (312 aa, ~36 kDa) is encoded by the human TYMS gene. The protein is a conserved transferase enzyme that catalyzes methylene tetrahydrofolate (MTHF)/dUMP conversion to dihydrofolate/dTMP in thymidine triphosphate/deoxyribonucleotide biosynthesis. Thymidylate synthetase competes with the methylene tetrahydrofolate receptor for MTHF and maintains the dTMP pool for DNA replication and repair.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C17199

ALT_DEFINITION

A protein involved in making and repairing DNA (molecules inside cells that carry genetic information and pass it on from parent to child). High levels of thymidylate synthase may be involved in how certain types of cancer form and respond to treatment.

code

C17199

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142799

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142800

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

Contributing_Source

CTRP

DEFINITION

Thymidylate synthetase protein (312 aa, ~36 kDa) is encoded by the human TYMS gene. The protein is a conserved transferase enzyme that catalyzes methylene tetrahydrofolate (MTHF)/dUMP conversion to dihydrofolate/dTMP in thymidine triphosphate/deoxyribonucleotide biosynthesis. Thymidylate synthetase competes with the methylene tetrahydrofolate receptor for MTHF and maintains the dTMP pool for DNA replication and repair.

Display_Name

Thymidylate Synthase

FULL_SYN

dTMP Synthase

TMP synthetase

Thymidylate Synthetase

Thymidylate Synthase

thymidylate synthase

EC 2.1.1.45

TYMS

label

Thymidylate Synthase

Legacy Concept Name

Thymidylate_Synthase

OMIM_Number

188350

Preferred_Name

Thymidylate Synthase

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C17199

Semantic_Type

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

Enzyme

Swiss_Prot

P04818

UMLS_CUI

C4043049

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C16849

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