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'''Nucleoside triphosphatase''' or '''nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase''' (NTPase) is responsible for degradation of nucleotides to their monophosphate form.  NTPase is found in mammals and in pathogenic microbes.  In mammals NTPase hs a crucial role in regulation of purinergic signalling by hydrolysis of extracellular nucleotides.  The function of NTPase in pathogens is still unknown<ref>PMID:24115522</ref>.
'''Nucleoside triphosphatase''' or '''nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase''' (NTPase) is responsible for degradation of nucleotides to their monophosphate form.  NTPase is found in mammals and in pathogenic microbes.  In mammals NTPase hs a crucial role in regulation of purinergic signalling by hydrolysis of extracellular nucleotides.  The function of NTPase in pathogens is still unknown<ref>PMID:24115522</ref>.


== Disease ==
== Relevance ==


== Relevance ==
The modulation of NTPase activity sems a good therapeutic method for regulating the concentration of ATP.  High ATP concentration has been shown to be involved in various disorders in the CNS including brain injury, ischemia, neuro-inflammation, epilepsy, neuropathic pain and migraine<ref>PMID:25694082</ref>.


== Structural highlights ==
== Structural highlights ==

Revision as of 08:32, 12 May 2020

NTPase 2 tetramer complex with AMPPNP and Mg++ ion (green) (PDB code 4a5a)

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3D structures of nucleoside triphosphatase

Updated on 12-May-2020

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