methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein protein Q424709
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methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase

Summary

methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase is a protein[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of protein entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (638 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase's instance of is recorded as protein[3].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase is a type of enzyme[4].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase is part of FAD-linked oxidoreductase-like[5].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase is part of Eukaryotic-type methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase[6].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase's Commons category is recorded as Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase[7].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase's molecular function is recorded as flavin adenine dinucleotide binding[8].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase's molecular function is recorded as methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (NAD(P)H) activity[9].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase's molecular function is recorded as modified amino acid binding[10].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase's molecular function is recorded as catalytic activity[11].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase's molecular function is recorded as NADP binding[12].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase's molecular function is recorded as oxidoreductase activity[13].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase's molecular function is recorded as protein-containing complex binding[14].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase's cell component is recorded as cytosol[15].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase's cell component is recorded as synapse[16].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase's biological process is recorded as response to amino acid[17].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase's biological process is recorded as response to interleukin-1[18].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase's biological process is recorded as response to hypoxia[19].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase's biological process is recorded as cellular amino acid metabolic process[20].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase's biological process is recorded as tetrahydrofolate interconversion[21].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase's biological process is recorded as S-adenosylmethionine metabolic process[22].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase's biological process is recorded as blood circulation[23].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase's biological process is recorded as tetrahydrofolate metabolic process[24].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase's biological process is recorded as methionine metabolic process[25].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase's biological process is recorded as regulation of histone methylation[26].
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase's biological process is recorded as response to vitamin B2[27].

Why It Matters

methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase ranks in the top 5% of protein entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (638 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Novel associations of CPS1, MUT, NOX4, and DPEP1 with plasma homocysteine in a healthy population: a genome-wide evaluation of 13 974 participants in the Women's Genome Health Study. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . MTHFR promotes heterochromatin maintenance. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . A candidate genetic risk factor for vascular disease: a common mutation in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Insights into severe 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency: molecular genetic and enzymatic characterization of 76 patients. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . A candidate genetic risk factor for vascular disease: a common mutation in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Functional characterization of human methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . MTHFR promotes heterochromatin maintenance. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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