Alternative Name(s):

DHFR; DHFRP1; Dihydrofolate reductase; DYR; DYR_HUMAN; EC 1.5.1.3

Species: (Organism)

Homo sapiens (Human)

Gene Names:

DHFR

Tag info:

N-terminal 6xHis-SUMO-tagged

Target Protein AA Sequence:

VGSLNCIVAVSQNMGIGKNGDLPWPPLRNEFRYFQRMTTTSSVEGKQNLVIMGKKTWFSIPEKNRPLKGRINLVLSRELKEPPQGAHFLSRSLDDALKLTEQPELANKVDMVWIVGGSSVYKEAMNHPGHLKLFVTRIMQDFESDTFFPEIDLEKYKLLPEYPGVLSDVQEEKGIKYKFEVYEKND

Expression Region:

2-187aa

Subcellular Location:

Mitochondrion, Cytoplasm

Tissue Specificity:

Widely expressed in fetal and adult tissues, including throughout the fetal and adult brains and whole blood. Expression is higher in the adult brain than in the fetal brain.

Protein Length:

Partial

Pathway:

Mol. Weight:

37.3 kDa

Purity:

Greater than 90% as determined by SDS-PAGE.

Form:

Liquid or Lyophilized powder

Buffer:

If the delivery form is liquid, the default storage buffer is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 5%-50% glycerol. If the delivery form is lyophilized powder, the buffer before lyophilization is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 6% Trehalose, pH 8.0.

Research Areas:

Signal Transduction

Function:

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.

Involvement in disease:

Megaloblastic anemia due to dihydrofolate reductase deficiency (DHFRD)

Relevance:

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 DHFRL1.

Reconstitution:

We recommend that this vial be briefly centrifuged prior to opening to bring the contents to the bottom. Please reconstitute protein in deionized sterile water to a concentration of 0.1-1.0 mg/mL.We recommend to add 5-50% of glycerol (final concentration) and aliquot for long-term storage at -20℃/-80℃. Our default final concentration of glycerol is 50%. Customers could use it as reference.

Protein Families:

Dihydrofolate reductase family

Reference:

Identification of a de novo thymidylate biosynthesis pathway in mammalian mitochondria.Anderson D.D., Quintero C.M., Stover P.J.Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 108:15163-15168(2011)