NameThymidylate synthase
Synonyms
  • 2.1.1.45
  • TS
Gene NameTYMS
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0036991|Thymidylate synthase
MPVAGSELPRRPLPPAAQERDAEPRPPHGELQYLGQIQHILRCGVRKDDRTGTGTLSVFG
MQARYSLRDEFPLLTTKRVFWKGVLEELLWFIKGSTNAKELSSKGVKIWDANGSRDFLDS
LGFSTREEGDLGPVYGFQWRHFGAEYRDMESDYSGQGVDQLQRVIDTIKTNPDDRRIIMC
AWNPRDLPLMALPPCHALCQFYVVNSELSCQLYQRSGDMGLGVPFNIASYALLTYMIAHI
TGLKPGDFIHTLGDAHIYLNHIEPLKIQLQREPRPFPKLRILRKVEKIDDFKAEDFQIEG
YNPHPTIKMEMAV
Number of residues313
Molecular Weight35715.65
Theoretical pI7.0
GO Classification
Functions
  • thymidylate synthase activity
  • folic acid binding
  • drug binding
  • nucleotide binding
  • cofactor binding
  • mRNA binding
Processes
  • circadian rhythm
  • deoxyribonucleoside monophosphate biosynthetic process
  • response to glucocorticoid
  • developmental growth
  • response to toxic substance
  • dUMP metabolic process
  • mitotic cell cycle
  • immortalization of host cell by virus
  • intestinal epithelial cell maturation
  • DNA biosynthetic process
  • response to drug
  • organ regeneration
  • nucleobase-containing compound metabolic process
  • regulation of transcription involved in G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle
  • G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle
  • cell growth
  • response to folic acid
  • response to ethanol
  • cell proliferation
  • response to organophosphorus
  • aging
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • response to progesterone
  • response to vitamin A
  • uracil metabolic process
  • response to cytokine
  • pyrimidine nucleobase metabolic process
  • tetrahydrofolate interconversion
  • dTMP biosynthetic process
  • pyrimidine nucleoside biosynthetic process
  • dTTP biosynthetic process
  • nucleobase-containing small molecule metabolic process
  • cartilage development
Components
  • mitochondrion
  • nucleus
  • mitochondrial inner membrane
  • mitochondrial matrix
  • cytosol
  • nucleolus
  • nucleoplasm
  • cytoplasm
General FunctionThymidylate synthase activity
Specific FunctionContributes to the de novo mitochondrial thymidylate biosynthesis pathway.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID37479
UniProtKB IDP04818
UniProtKB Entry NameTYSY_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNucleus
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010247|Thymidylate synthase (TYMS)
ATGCCTGTGGCCGGCTCGGAGCTGCCGCGCCGGCCCTTGCCCCCCGCCGCACAGGAGCGG
GACGCCGAGCCGCGTCCGCCGCACGGGGAGCTGCAGTACCTGGGGCAGATCCAACACATC
CTCCGCTGCGGCGTCAGGAAGGACGACCGCACGGGCACCGGCACCCTGTCGGTATTCGGC
ATGCAGGCGCGCTACAGCCTGAGAGATGAATTCCCTCTGCTGACAACCAAACGTGTGTTC
TGGAAGGGTGTTTTGGAGGAGTTGCTGTGGTTTATCAAGGGATCCACAAATGCTAAAGAG
CTGTCTTCCAAGGGAGTGAAAATCTGGGATGCCAATGGATCCCGAGACTTTTTGGACAGC
CTGGGATTCTCCACCAGAGAAGAAGGGGACTTGGGCCCAGTTTATGGCTTCCAGTGGAGG
CATTTTGGGGCAGAATACAGAGATATGGAATCAGATTATTCAGGACAGGGAGTTGACCAA
CTGCAAAGAGTGATTGACACCATCAAAACCAACCCTGACGACAGAAGAATCATCATGTGC
GCTTGGAATCCAAGAGATCTTCCTCTGATGGCGCTGCCTCCATGCCATGCCCTCTGCCAG
TTCTATGTGGTGAACAGTGAGCTGTCCTGCCAGCTGTACCAGAGATCGGGAGACATGGGC
CTCGGTGTGCCTTTCAACATCGCCAGCTACGCCCTGCTCACGTACATGATTGCGCACATC
ACGGGCCTGAAGCCAGGTGACTTTATACACACTTTGGGAGATGCACATATTTACCTGAAT
CACATCGAGCCACTGAAAATTCAGCTTCAGCGAGAACCCAGACCTTTCCCAAAGCTCAGG
ATTCTTCGAAAAGTTGAGAAAATTGATGACTTCAAAGCTGAAGACTTTCAGATTGAAGGG
TACAATCCGCATCCAACTATTAAAATGGAAATGGCTGTTTAG
GenBank Gene IDX02308
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDTYMS
HGNC IDHGNC:12441
Chromosome Location18
Locus18p11.32
References
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