UniProt functional annotation for P61459

UniProt code: P61459.

Organism: Rattus norvegicus (Rat).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Rattus.
 
Function: Involved in tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthesis. Seems to both prevent the formation of 7-pterins and accelerate the formation of quinonoid-BH2. Coactivator for HNF1A-dependent transcription. Regulates the dimerization of homeodomain protein HNF1A and enhances its transcriptional activity. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1763325, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8444860}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=(4aS,6R)-4a-hydroxy-L-erythro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin = (6R)-L-erythro-6,7-dihydrobiopterin + H2O; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:11920, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15642, ChEBI:CHEBI:43120; EC=4.2.1.96; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:1465414, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8444860};
Subunit: Homotetramer and homodimer. Heterotetramer with HNF1A; formed by a dimer of dimers. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10966642, ECO:0000269|PubMed:1763325, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7744010, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8444860, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8897596}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8444860}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8444860}. Note=Cytoplasmic and/or nuclear.
Similarity: Belongs to the pterin-4-alpha-carbinolamine dehydratase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.