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Structural highlights

Function

DUT_HUMAN This enzyme is involved in nucleotide metabolism: it produces dUMP, the immediate precursor of thymidine nucleotides and it decreases the intracellular concentration of dUTP so that uracil cannot be incorporated into DNA.^[1]

See Also

• DUTPase 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Mol CD, Harris JM, McIntosh EM, Tainer JA. Human dUTP pyrophosphatase: uracil recognition by a beta hairpin and active sites formed by three separate subunits. Structure. 1996 Sep 15;4(9):1077-92. PMID:8805593