adenine phosphoribosyltransferase
Symbol
APRT
(may also be known as: None)
Organism
Human
Description
Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase belongs to the purine/pyrimidine phosphoribosyltransferase family. A conserved feature of this gene is the distribution of CpG dinucleotides. This enzyme catalyzes the formation of AMP and inorganic pyrophosphate from adenine and 5-phosphoribosyl-1-pyrophosphate (PRPP). It also produces adenine as a by-product of the polyamine biosynthesis pathway. A homozygous deficiency in this enzyme causes 2,8-dihydroxyadenine urolithiasis. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Orthologs
Symbol | Species | |
---|---|---|
T19B4.3 | Caenorhabditis elegans | |
Aprt | Drosophila melanogaster | |
aprt | Danio rerio | |
Aprt | Mus musculus | |
Aprt | Rattus norvegicus | |
APT2 | Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
apt1 | Schizosaccharomyces pombe |
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Changes associated with this gene
Identifier | Name | Type | Tissues | Organism | Gene | Data | Actions |
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DAA2993 | Gene expression of APRT decreases with age | Molecular | skin | Human | APRT | — | |
DAA2782 | Gene expression of APRT decreases with age | Molecular | adipose tissue | Human | APRT | — |
GO Terms
GO ID | GO Term | GO Category | |
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GO:0006144 | purine base metabolic process | biological_process | |
GO:0006166 | purine ribonucleoside salvage | biological_process | |
GO:0006168 | adenine salvage | biological_process | |
GO:0007595 | lactation | biological_process | |
GO:0007625 | grooming behavior | biological_process | |
GO:0009116 | nucleoside metabolic process | biological_process | |
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