Gene: DHFR

Basic information

Tag Content
Uniprot ID P00374; B4DDD2; Q14130; Q6IRW8;
Entrez ID 1719
Genbank protein ID CAA23765.1; AAH00192.1; AAH71996.1; AAA58485.1; AAH03584.2; AAH70280.1; BAG56693.1; AAA58484.1; CAA25409.1;
Genbank nucleotide ID NM_001290354.1; NM_000791.3;
Ensembl protein ID ENSP00000426474; ENSP00000396308; ENSP00000421334;
Ensembl nucleotide ID ENSG00000228716
Gene name Dihydrofolate reductase
Gene symbol DHFR
Organism Homo sapiens
NCBI taxa ID 9606
Cleft type CPO,CL/P
Developmental stage
Data sources Manually collected
Reference 24361572; 26221921;
Functional description Key enzyme in folate metabolism. Contributes to the de novo mitochondrial thymidylate biosynthesis pathway. Catalyzes an essential reaction for de novo glycine and purine synthesis, and for DNA precursor synthesis. Binds its own mRNA and that of DHFR2.
Sequence
MVGSLNCIVA VSQNMGIGKN GDLPWPPLRN EFRYFQRMTT TSSVEGKQNL VIMGKKTWFS 60
IPEKNRPLKG RINLVLSREL KEPPQGAHFL SRSLDDALKL TEQPELANKV DMVWIVGGSS 120
VYKEAMNHPG HLKLFVTRIM QDFESDTFFP EIDLEKYKLL PEYPGVLSDV QEEKGIKYKF 180
EVYEKND 187

Abbreviation :
CLO : cleft lip only. CPO : cleft palate only. CLP : cleft lip and palate. CL/P : cleft lip with/without cleft palate.
For humans: CL/P, CLO, CPO, and CLP. For mice: CLO, CLP, and CPO.

Gene expression information

Gene expression in different tissues (GTEx V7)

  

Gene expression in different tissues (ENCODE)

  

Protein structural annotations

3D structure in PDB database

Protein disorder information

Orthologous information

There is no orthologous record for this gene !

Identified variants/mutations related to cleft phenotype

Gene symbol Significant Variants/SNPS Methods PubMed ID
DHFR19bp deletionPCR26221921
DHFRrs1677693TaqMan genotyping24361572

Other genetic variants/mutations

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Disease or phenotype associated information

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Gene Ontology (GO)/biological pathways

GO:Molecular Function

GO ID GO Term Evidence
GO:0000900 translation repressor activity, mRNA regulatory element bindingIDA
GO:0003729 mRNA bindingIDA
GO:0004146 dihydrofolate reductase activityISS
GO:0004146 dihydrofolate reductase activityIDA
GO:0004146 dihydrofolate reductase activityIBA
GO:0004146 dihydrofolate reductase activityNAS
GO:0005542 folic acid bindingIDA
GO:0008144 drug bindingIDA
GO:0050661 NADP bindingIBA
GO:0051870 methotrexate bindingIDA
GO:0070402 NADPH bindingIDA
GO:1990825 sequence-specific mRNA bindingIDA

GO:Biological Process

GO ID GO Term Evidence
GO:0000083 regulation of transcription involved in G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycleTAS
GO:0006729 tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthetic processISS
GO:0006729 tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthetic processIMP
GO:0006730 one-carbon metabolic processIEA
GO:0017148 negative regulation of translationIDA
GO:0031103 axon regenerationISS
GO:0031427 response to methotrexateISS
GO:0046452 dihydrofolate metabolic processIBA
GO:0046452 dihydrofolate metabolic processIDA
GO:0046653 tetrahydrofolate metabolic processIDA
GO:0046654 tetrahydrofolate biosynthetic processIEA
GO:0046654 tetrahydrofolate biosynthetic processIBA
GO:0046654 tetrahydrofolate biosynthetic processIDA
GO:0046655 folic acid metabolic processISS
GO:0046655 folic acid metabolic processIBA
GO:0046655 folic acid metabolic processTAS
GO:0051000 positive regulation of nitric-oxide synthase activityISS
GO:0055114 oxidation-reduction processIDA
GO:2000121 regulation of removal of superoxide radicalsISS

GO:Cellular Component

GO ID GO Term Evidence
GO:0005739 mitochondrionIDA
GO:0005739 mitochondrionIBA
GO:0005829 cytosolTAS

Reactome Pathway

Reactome ID Reactome Term Evidence
R-HSA-1430728 MetabolismIEA
R-HSA-1430728 MetabolismTAS
R-HSA-1474151 Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) synthesis, recycling, salvage and regulationIEA
R-HSA-1640170 Cell CycleTAS
R-HSA-196757 Metabolism of folate and pterinesTAS
R-HSA-196849 Metabolism of water-soluble vitamins and cofactorsTAS
R-HSA-196854 Metabolism of vitamins and cofactorsIEA
R-HSA-196854 Metabolism of vitamins and cofactorsTAS
R-HSA-453279 Mitotic G1 phase and G1/S transitionTAS
R-HSA-69205 G1/S-Specific TranscriptionTAS
R-HSA-69206 G1/S TransitionTAS
R-HSA-69278 Cell Cycle, MitoticTAS
R-HSA-8978934 Metabolism of cofactorsIEA

Drugs and compounds information

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Functional annotations

Keywords

Keyword ID Keyword Term
KW-0002 3D-structure
KW-0025 Alternative splicing
KW-0963 Cytoplasm
KW-0225 Disease mutation
KW-0487 Methotrexate resistance
KW-0496 Mitochondrion
KW-0521 NADP
KW-0554 One-carbon metabolism
KW-0560 Oxidoreductase
KW-1185 Reference proteome
KW-0694 RNA-binding

Interpro

InterPro ID InterPro Term
IPR024072 DHFR-like_dom_sf
IPR017925 DHFR_CS
IPR001796 DHFR_dom

PROSITE

PROSITE ID PROSITE Term
PS00075 DHFR_1
PS51330 DHFR_2

Pfam

Pfam ID Pfam Term
PF00186 DHFR_1

Protein-protein interaction

Protein-miRNA interaction