Names & Taxonomy

Uniprot ID:
P19971
Entry Name:
TYPH_HUMAN
Status:
reviewed
Protein Names:
Thymidine phosphorylase (TP) (EC 2.4.2.4) (Gliostatin) (Platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor) (PD-ECGF) (TdRPase)
Gene Names:
TYMP ECGF1
Gene Names Primary:
TYMP
Organism:
Homo sapiens (Human)

Structure

Length:
482
Sequence:
MAALMTPGTGAPPAPGDFSGEGSQGLPDPSPEPKQLPELIRMKRDGGRLSEADIRGFVAAVVNGSAQGAQIGAMLMAIRLRGMDLEETSVLTQALAQSGQQLEWPEAWRQQLVDKHSTGGVGDKVSLVLAPALAACGCKVPMISGRGLGHTGGTLDKLESIPGFNVIQSPEQMQVLLDQAGCCIVGQSEQLVPADGILYAARDVTATVDSLPLITASILSKKLVEGLSALVVDVKFGGAAVFPNQEQARELAKTLVGVGASLGLRVAAALTAMDKPLGRCVGHALEVEEALLCMDGAGPPDLRDLVTTLGGALLWLSGHAGTQAQGAARVAAALDDGSALGRFERMLAAQGVDPGLARALCSGSPAERRQLLPRAREQEELLAPADGTVELVRALPLALVLHELGAGRSRAGEPLRLGVGAELLVDVGQRLRRGTPWLRVHRDGPALSGPQSRALQEALVLSDRAPFAAPSPFAELVLPPQQ
Proteomes:
UP000005640

Function

Function:
May have a role in maintaining the integrity of the blood vessels. Has growth promoting activity on endothelial cells, angiogenic activity in vivo and chemotactic activity on endothelial cells in vitro.
Pathway:
Pyrimidine metabolism; dTMP biosynthesis via salvage pathway; dTMP from thymine: step 1/2.
Catalytic Activity:
Thymidine + phosphate = thymine + 2-deoxy-alpha-D-ribose 1-phosphate.
Cross Reference Drug Bank:
DB01101 DB00369 DB00322 DB00544 DB00432
Gene Ontology Go:
cytosol
phosphorylase activity
platelet-derived growth factor receptor binding
pyrimidine-nucleoside phosphorylase activity
thymidine phosphorylase activity
transferase activity, transferring pentosyl groups
angiogenesis
cell differentiation
chemotaxis
DNA replication
mitochondrial genome maintenance
nucleobase-containing small molecule metabolic process
pyrimidine nucleobase metabolic process
pyrimidine nucleoside catabolic process
pyrimidine nucleoside salvage
pyrimidine nucleotide metabolic process
small molecule metabolic process
Gene Ontology Biological Process:
angiogenesis
cell differentiation
chemotaxis
DNA replication
mitochondrial genome maintenance
nucleobase-containing small molecule metabolic process
pyrimidine nucleobase metabolic process
pyrimidine nucleoside catabolic process
pyrimidine nucleoside salvage
pyrimidine nucleotide metabolic process
small molecule metabolic process
Gene Ontology Molecular Function:
phosphorylase activity
platelet-derived growth factor receptor binding
pyrimidine-nucleoside phosphorylase activity
thymidine phosphorylase activity
transferase activity, transferring pentosyl groups
Gene Ontology Cellular Component:
cytosol
Keywords:
3D-structure
Alternative splicing
Angiogenesis
Chemotaxis
Complete proteome
Developmental protein
Differentiation
Direct protein sequencing
Disease mutation
Glycosyltransferase
Growth factor
Phosphoprotein
Polymorphism
Progressive external ophthalmoplegia
Reference proteome
Repeat
Transferase

Publication

PubMed ID:
2467210 1580101 10591208 15489334 1570012 1400349 1590793 21269460 24275569 14725767 16803458 19555658 9924029 12177387