UniProt functional annotation for P04818

UniProt code: P04818.

Organism: Homo sapiens (Human).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
 
Function: Contributes to the de novo mitochondrial thymidylate biosynthesis pathway. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21876188}.
 
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:0000269|PubMed:21876188}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21876188}. Mitochondrion {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21876188}. Mitochondrion matrix {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21876188}. Mitochondrion inner membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21876188}.
Miscellaneous: [Isoform 2]: Expressed both in normal and cancerous tissues. {ECO:0000305}.
Miscellaneous: [Isoform 3]: Expressed only in cancerous tissues. {ECO:0000305}.
Similarity: Belongs to the thymidylate synthase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.