Uridine Phosphorylase 2
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Function
- catalyzes reversible phosphorylytic cleavage of uridine & deoxyuridine to uracil & ribose- or deoxyribose-1- phosphate
- products are utilized as carbon & energy sources or in rescue of pyrimidine bases for nucleotide synthesis
- shows substrate specificity
- accepts uridine, deoxyuridine, & thymidine as well as the two pyrimidine nucleoside analogs 5-fluorouridine & 5-fluoro-2'- deoxyuridine as substrates
- pyrimidine metabolism; UMP biosynthesis via salvage pathway; uracil from uridine ( phosphorylase route): step 1/1
Structure
- belongs to the PNP/ UDP phosphorylase family
Expression
- predominantly expressed in kidney
