Uridine phosphorylase 1 is an
enzyme
An enzyme () is a protein that acts as a biological catalyst by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrate (chemistry), substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different mol ...
that in humans is encoded by the ''UPP1''
gene
In biology, the word gene has two meanings. The Mendelian gene is a basic unit of heredity. The molecular gene is a sequence of nucleotides in DNA that is transcribed to produce a functional RNA. There are two types of molecular genes: protei ...
.
It belongs to the
uridine phosphorylase enzyme family.
Interactions
UPP1 has been shown to
interact with
Vimentin
Vimentin is a structural protein that in humans is encoded by the ''VIM'' gene. Its name comes from the Latin ''vimentum'' which refers to an array of flexible rods.
Vimentin is a Intermediate filament#Type III, type III intermediate filamen ...
.
Interactive pathway map
References
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External links
PDBe-KBprovides an overview of all the structure information available in the PDB for Human Uridine phosphorylase 1 (UPP1)
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