PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 10799656-1 2000 Mitochondrial thymidine kinase (TK2) phosphorylates pyrimidine nucleosides to monophosphates and is expressed constitutively through the cell cycle in all cells. Pyrimidine Nucleosides 52-74 thymidine kinase 2 Homo sapiens 32-35 10799656-1 2000 Mitochondrial thymidine kinase (TK2) phosphorylates pyrimidine nucleosides to monophosphates and is expressed constitutively through the cell cycle in all cells. monophosphates 78-92 thymidine kinase 2 Homo sapiens 32-35 10799656-2 2000 Because of the overlap of its substrate specificity with that of the cytosolic thymidine kinase (TK1) and deoxycytidine kinase (dCK), it has been difficult to determine the role of TK2 in activating nucleosides used in chemotherapy. Nucleosides 199-210 thymidine kinase 2 Homo sapiens 181-184 10799656-3 2000 In this report, we described the construction of a recombinant Escherichia coli strain which could be used to test if TK2 activity is limiting for the toxicity of nucleosides. Nucleosides 163-174 thymidine kinase 2 Homo sapiens 118-121 10799656-4 2000 Enzymes of bacterial origin which are involved in thymidine and deoxyuridine anabolism and catabolism were eliminated, and the cDNA for human TK2 was introduced. Thymidine 50-59 thymidine kinase 2 Homo sapiens 142-145 10799656-4 2000 Enzymes of bacterial origin which are involved in thymidine and deoxyuridine anabolism and catabolism were eliminated, and the cDNA for human TK2 was introduced. Deoxyuridine 64-76 thymidine kinase 2 Homo sapiens 142-145 10799656-9 2000 These results demonstrate that activation of growth-inhibiting pyrimidine nucleosides can be catalyzed by TK2, and together with recombinant E. coli strains expressing other cellular nucleoside kinases, this whole-cell bacterial system may serve as a tool to predict the efficacy and side effects of chemotherapeutic nucleosides. Pyrimidine Nucleosides 63-85 thymidine kinase 2 Homo sapiens 106-109 10799656-9 2000 These results demonstrate that activation of growth-inhibiting pyrimidine nucleosides can be catalyzed by TK2, and together with recombinant E. coli strains expressing other cellular nucleoside kinases, this whole-cell bacterial system may serve as a tool to predict the efficacy and side effects of chemotherapeutic nucleosides. Nucleosides 74-85 thymidine kinase 2 Homo sapiens 106-109