| UniProt functional annotation for P0ABQ4 | |||
| UniProt code: P0ABQ4. |
| Organism: | Escherichia coli (strain K12). | |
| Taxonomy: | Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia. | |
| Function: | Key enzyme in folate metabolism. Catalyzes an essential reaction for de novo glycine and purine synthesis, and for DNA precursor synthesis. | |
| 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, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16510443}; | |
| Pathway: | Cofactor biosynthesis; tetrahydrofolate biosynthesis; 5,6,7,8- tetrahydrofolate from 7,8-dihydrofolate: step 1/1. | |
| Miscellaneous: | The strain K12 sequence is shown. | |
| Miscellaneous: | Strain B [RT500] is resistant to 500 micrograms per milliliter of trimethoprim. | |
| Miscellaneous: | Strain B [MB1428] is methotrexate-resistant. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the dihydrofolate reductase family. {ECO:0000305}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.