Structural highlights
Disease[TYPH_HUMAN] Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy. The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry.[1] [2] Function[TYPH_HUMAN] May have a role in maintaining the integrity of the blood vessels. Has growth promoting activity on endothelial cells, angiogenic activity in vivo and chemotactic activity on endothelial cells in vitro.[3] Catalyzes the reversible phosphorolysis of thymidine. The produced molecules are then utilized as carbon and energy sources or in the rescue of pyrimidine bases for nucleotide synthesis.[4] Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedThymidine phosphorylase (TP) first identified as platelet derived endothelial cell growth factor (PD-ECGF) plays a key role in nucleoside metabolism. Human TP (hTP) is implicated in angiogenesis and is overexpressed in several solid tumors. Here, we report the crystal structures of recombinant hTP and its complex with a substrate 5-iodouracil (5IUR) at 3.0 and 2.5A, respectively. In addition, we provide information on the role of specific residues in the enzymatic activity of hTP through mutagenesis and kinetic studies. Structures of native human thymidine phosphorylase and in complex with 5-iodouracil.,Mitsiki E, Papageorgiou AC, Iyer S, Thiyagarajan N, Prior SH, Sleep D, Finnis C, Acharya KR Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2009 Sep 4;386(4):666-70. Epub 2009 Jun 23. PMID:19555658[5] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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