NCBI Accession #
NP_001104916.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001111446.1
NCBI Official Symbol
DRTS
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
DHFR-TS; GRMZM2G005990
NCBI Protein Information
bifunctional dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
DHFR-TS
UniProt Protein Name
Bifunctional dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase
UniProt Primary Accession #
O81395
UniProt Related Accession #
O81395
UniProt Comments
Bifunctional enzyme. Involved in de novo dTMP biosynthesis. Key enzyme in folate metabolism. Can play two different roles depending on the source of dihydrofolate: de novo synthesis of tetrahydrofolate or recycling of the dihydrofolate released as one of the end products of the TS catalyzed reaction. Catalyzes an essential reaction for de novo glycine and purine synthesis, DNA precursor synthesis, and for the conversion of dUMP to dTMP .