Gene Symbol | Hprt |
Entrez Gene ID | 15452 |
Full Name | hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase |
Synonyms | C81579,HPGRT,Hprt1 |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Mus musculus(house mouse) |
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Summary | The protein encoded by this gene is a transferase, which catalyzes conversion of hypoxanthine to inosine monophosphate and guanine to guanosine monophosphate via transfer of the 5-phosphoribosyl group from 5-phosphoribosyl 1-pyrophosphate. This enzyme plays a central role in the generation of purine nucleotides through the purine salvage pathway. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015]. |