Summary:
Dihydrofolate reductase converts dihydrofolate into tetrahydrofolate, a methyl group shuttle required for the de novo synthesis of purines, thymidylic acid, and certain amino acids. While the functional dihydrofolate reductase gene has been mapped to chromosome 5, multiple intronless processed pseudogenes or dihydrofolate reductase-like genes have been identified on separate chromosomes. Dihydrofolate reductase deficiency has been linked to megaloblastic anemia. [provided by RefSeq] (PubMed Links)
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| Domains and Motifs:
Gene Ontology:
KEGG - Enzyme ID(s): KEGG - Orthology:
K00287
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Nomenclature / Alternative Names: Approved Symbol:
| (De-) Phosphorylations:
Total (de-) phosphorylation sites: 0 |
No human (de-) phosphorylation sites; | No platelet phosphorylation sites |
Phosphorylation Targets:
Total phosphorylation targets: 0 |
Human phosphorylation targets: 0; | Predicted platelet targets: 0 |
| Protein Characteristics:
| Associated Drugs (DrugBank Accession):
(2R,6S)-6-{[methyl(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)amino]methyl}-1,2,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinazoline-2,4-diamine(db); (4aS)-5-[(2,4-diaminopteridin-6-yl)methyl]-4a,5-dihydro-2H-dibenzo[b,f]azepin-8-ol(db); 2'-Monophosphoadenosine 5'-Diphosphoribose(db); 2,4-Diamino-5-(3,4,5-Trimethoxy-Benzyl)-Pyrimidin-1-Ium(db); 2,4-Diamino-5-Methyl-6-[(3,4,5-Trimethoxy-N-Methylanilino)Methyl]Pyrido[2,3-D]Pyrimidine(db); 2,4-Diamino-6-[N-(2',5'-Dimethoxybenzyl)-N-Methylamino]Quinazoline(db); 2,4-Diamino-6-[N-(3',4',5'-Trimethoxybenzyl)-N-Methylamino]Pyrido[2,3-D]Pyrimidine(db); 2,4-Diamino-6-[N-(3',5'-Dimethoxybenzyl)-N-Methylamino]Pyrido[2,3-D]Pyrimidine(db); 5-[(3R)-3-(5-methoxy-2',6'-dimethylbiphenyl-3-yl)but-1-yn-1-yl]-6-methylpyrimidine-2,4-diamine(db); 5-[(3R)-3-(5-methoxy-3',5'-dimethylbiphenyl-3-yl)but-1-yn-1-yl]-6-methylpyrimidine-2,4-diamine(db); 5-[(3R)-3-(5-methoxy-4'-methylbiphenyl-3-yl)but-1-yn-1-yl]-6-methylpyrimidine-2,4-diamine(db); 5-[(3R)-3-(5-methoxybiphenyl-3-yl)but-1-yn-1-yl]-6-methylpyrimidine-2,4-diamine(db); 5-[3-(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-1-yn-1-yl]-6-ethylpyrimidine-2,4-diamine(db); 6-(2,5-Dimethoxy-Benzyl)-5-Methyl-Pyrido[2,3-D]Pyrimidine-2,4-Diamine(db); 6-(Octahydro-1h-Indol-1-Ylmethyl)Decahydroquinazoline-2,4-Diamine(db); Biopterin(db); Dimethyl sulfoxide(db); Methotrexate(db); N6-(2,5-Dimethoxy-Benzyl)-N6-Methyl-Pyrido[2,3-D]Pyrimidine-2,4,6-Triamine(db); NADH(db); Pemetrexed(db); Proguanil(db); Pyrimethamine(db); Sri-9439(db); Sri-9662(db); Trimethoprim(db); Trimetrexate(db); [N-(2,4-DIAMINOPTERIDIN-6-YL)-METHYL]-DIBENZ[B,F]AZEPINE(db)
Associated Genetic Diseases:
None Available
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