UniProt functional annotation for P45352

UniProt code: P45352.

Organism: Rattus norvegicus (Rat).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Rattus.
 
Function: Contributes to the de novo mitochondrial thymidylate biosynthesis pathway. {ECO:0000250}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=(6R)-5,10-methylene-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate + dUMP = 7,8- dihydrofolate + dTMP; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:12104, ChEBI:CHEBI:15636, ChEBI:CHEBI:57451, ChEBI:CHEBI:63528, ChEBI:CHEBI:246422; EC=2.1.1.45;
Pathway: Pyrimidine metabolism; dTTP biosynthesis.
Subunit: Homodimer.
Subcellular location: Nucleus {ECO:0000250}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}. Mitochondrion {ECO:0000250}. Mitochondrion matrix {ECO:0000250}. Mitochondrion inner membrane {ECO:0000250}.
Similarity: Belongs to the thymidylate synthase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.