| Gene Symbol |
CAD
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| Gene Synonyms |
CDG1Z DEE50 GATD4 EIEE50 |
| Gene Full Name |
carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase 2, aspartate transcarbamylase, and dihydroorotase |
| Gene Summary |
The de novo synthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides is required for mammalian cells to proliferate. This gene encodes a trifunctional protein which is associated with the enzymatic activities of the first 3 enzymes in the 6-step pathway of pyrimidine biosynthesis: carbamoylphosphate synthetase (CPS II), aspartate transcarbamoylase, and dihydroorotase. This protein is regulated by the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade, which indicates a direct link between activation of the MAPK cascade and de novo biosynthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2015 |
| Alternative Names |
Aspartate carbamoyltransferase Aspartate transcarbamylase CAD protein CAD trifunctional protein Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 2 CPSase ATCase DHOase Dihydroorotase Glutamine dependent carbamoyl phosphate synthase Multifunctional protein CAD |
| Molecular Weight(MW) |
243 kDa |
| Cellular Localization |
Cytoplasm, Nucleus. |