Structural highlights
Function
IMDH_TRIFO Catalyzes the conversion of inosine 5'-phosphate (IMP) to xanthosine 5'-phosphate (XMP), the first committed and rate-limiting step in the de novo synthesis of guanine nucleotides, and therefore plays an important role in the regulation of cell growth. Could also have a single-stranded nucleic acid-binding activity and could play a role in RNA and/or DNA metabolism.[1]
Evolutionary Conservation
Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.
See Also
References
- ↑ Digits JA, Hedstrom L. Kinetic mechanism of Tritrichomonas foetus inosine 5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase. Biochemistry. 1999 Feb 23;38(8):2295-306. PMID:10029522 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi982305k
