ITPA

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Inosine triphosphate pyrophosphatase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ITPA gene,[1][2] by the rdgB gene in bacteria E.coli[3] and the HAM1 gene in yeast S. cerevisiae.[4] Two transcript variants encoding two different isoforms have been found for this gene. Also, at least two other transcript variants have been identified which are probably regulatory rather than protein-coding.[citation needed]

Function

The protein encoded by this gene hydrolyzes inosine triphosphate and deoxyinosine triphosphate to the monophosphate nucleotide and diphosphate.[2] The enzyme possesses a multiple substrate-specificity and acts on other nucleotides including xanthosine triphosphate and deoxyxanthosine triphosphate.[4] The encoded protein, which is a member of the HAM1 NTPase protein family, is found in the cytoplasm and acts as a homodimer.

Clinical significance

Defects in the encoded protein can result in inosine triphosphate pyrophosphorylase deficiency.[2]

References

  1. Lin S, McLennan AG, Ying K, Wang Z, Gu S, Jin H, Wu C, Liu W, Yuan Y, Tang R, Xie Y, Mao Y (May 2001). "Cloning, expression, and characterization of a human inosine triphosphate pyrophosphatase encoded by the itpa gene". J Biol Chem. 276 (22): 18695–701. doi:10.1074/jbc.M011084200. PMID 11278832.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Entrez Gene: ITPA inosine triphosphatase (nucleoside triphosphate pyrophosphatase)".
  3. Burgis NE, Cunningham RP (2007). "Substrate specificity of RdgB protein, a deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate pyrophosphohydrolase". J Biol Chem. 282 (8): 3531–8. doi:10.1074/jbc.M608708200. PMID 17090528.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Davies O, Mendes P, Smallbone K, Malys N (2012). "Characterisation of multiple substrate-specific (d)ITP/(d)XTPase and modelling of deaminated purine nucleotide metabolism". BMB Reports. 45 (4): 259–64. doi:10.5483/BMBRep.2012.45.4.259. PMID 22531138.

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