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UPP1

Uridine phosphorylase 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the UPP1 gene.[1][2][3]

Interactions

Interactions

UPP1 has been shown to interact with Vimentin.[4]

Interactive pathway map

Interactive pathway map

Click on genes, proteins and metabolites below to link to respective articles.[§ 1]

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  1. The interactive pathway map can be edited at WikiPathways: “FluoropyrimidineActivity_WP1601”.
References

References

  1. Denney RM, Nichols EA, Ruddle FH (September 1979). “Assignment of a gene for uridine phosphorylase to chromosome 7”. Cytogenet Cell Genet. 22 (1–6): 195–9. doi:10.1159/000130934. PMID 752472.
  2. Kanzaki A, Takebayashi Y, Bando H, Eliason JF, Watanabe Si S, Miyashita H, Fukumoto M, Toi M, Uchida T (January 2002). “Expression of uridine and thymidine phosphorylase genes in human breast carcinoma”. Int J Cancer. 97 (5): 631–5. doi:10.1002/ijc.10105. PMID 11807789.
  3. “Entrez Gene: UPP1 uridine phosphorylase 1”.
  4. Russell, R L; Cao D; Zhang D; Handschumacher R E; Pizzorno G (April 2001). “Uridine phosphorylase association with vimentin. Intracellular distribution and localization”. J. Biol. Chem. United States. 276 (16): 13302–7. doi:10.1074/jbc.M008512200. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 11278417.
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