glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase

E561031

Glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase is a key enzyme in the de novo purine biosynthesis pathway that catalyzes a formylation step essential for nucleotide production and is targeted by certain anticancer drugs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf enzyme
formyltransferase
transferase
associatedWith DNA synthesis
RNA synthesis
cell proliferation
belongsToPathway one-carbon metabolism via folate
biologicalProcess nucleotide biosynthetic process
purine-containing compound biosynthetic process
catalyzesReaction formylation of glycinamide ribonucleotide to formylglycinamide ribonucleotide
cellularLocation cytosol
dependsOn availability of folate derivatives
ECNumber 2.1.2.2
essentialFor ATP biosynthesis
GTP biosynthesis
purine nucleotide biosynthesis
foundIn animals
bacteria
humans
plants
yeast
geneSymbolInHuman GART NERFINISHED
inhibitedBy antifolate inhibitors of de novo purine synthesis
isDomainOf phosphoribosylglycinamide formyltransferase / phosphoribosylglycinamide synthetase / phosphoribosylaminoimidazole synthetase
isPartOf trifunctional GART protein in humans
isRateLimitingIn certain steps of de novo purine biosynthesis
isStepOf multistep pathway from phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate to inosine monophosphate
isTargetIn antimetabolite chemotherapy strategies
molecularFunction glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase activity
one-carbon group transfer
orthologIn Arabidopsis thaliana NERFINISHED
Escherichia coli NERFINISHED
Mus musculus NERFINISHED
Saccharomyces cerevisiae NERFINISHED
participatesIn IMP biosynthetic process
de novo purine biosynthesis
produces formylglycinamide ribonucleotide
product formylglycinamide ribonucleotide
tetrahydrofolate
requires folate metabolism
substrate 10-formyltetrahydrofolate
glycinamide ribonucleotide
targetOf antifolate drugs
certain anticancer drugs
usesCofactor 10-formyltetrahydrofolate

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Alimta targetsEnzyme glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase