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UniProt functional annotation for P00378 | ||
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| UniProt code: P00378. |
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| Organism: | |
Gallus gallus (Chicken). |
| Taxonomy: | |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Archelosauria; Archosauria; Dinosauria; Saurischia; Theropoda; Coelurosauria; Aves; Neognathae; Galloanserae; Galliformes; Phasianidae; Phasianinae; Gallus. |
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| Function: | |
Key enzyme in folate metabolism. Contributes to the de novo mitochondrial thymidylate biosynthesis pathway. Catalyzes an essential reaction for de novo glycine and purine synthesis, and for DNA precursor synthesis. May bind to mRNA. |
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| Catalytic activity: | |
Reaction=(6S)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate + NADP(+) = 7,8-dihydrofolate + H(+) + NADPH; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:15009, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:57451, ChEBI:CHEBI:57453, ChEBI:CHEBI:57783, ChEBI:CHEBI:58349; EC=1.5.1.3; Evidence={ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU00660}; |
| Pathway: | |
Cofactor biosynthesis; tetrahydrofolate biosynthesis; 5,6,7,8- tetrahydrofolate from 7,8-dihydrofolate: step 1/1. |
| Similarity: | |
Belongs to the dihydrofolate reductase family. {ECO:0000305}. |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.