5'-deoxy-5'-methylthioadenosine phosphorylase

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Function

5’-deoxy-5’-methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) catalyzes the reversible phosphorolysis of 5’-deoxy-5’-methylthioadenosine (MTA) to adenine and 5-methylthio-D-ribose-1-phosphate. This reaction is the principle source of adenine in human cells.

Disease

Relevance

MTAP is a potential target of chemotherapy. More than 20% of human various cancer cells do not show MTAP activity.

Structural highlights

Structure of human MTAP complex with MTA (PDB code 1cg6).

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3D structures of 5’-deoxy-5’-methylthioadenosine phosphorylase3D structures of 5’-deoxy-5’-methylthioadenosine phosphorylase

Updated on 21-December-2014

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