Protein Name quinolinate phosphoribosyltransferase
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 67375
Gene Symbol

Qprt

UniProt Q91X91 (NADC_MOUSE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 7
Total Number of Articles : 6
Description

quinolinate phosphoribosyltransferase

Gene Summary

Enables nicotinate-nucleotide diphosphorylase (carboxylating) activity. Involved in 'de novo' NAD+ biosynthetic process from L-tryptophan. Is active in cytosol. Is expressed in several structures, including hindlimb; integumental system; liver; skeleton; and urinary system. Orthologous to human QPRT (quinolinate phosphoribosyltransferase). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]

synonyms
  • nicotinate-nucleotide pyrophosphorylase [carboxylating]
  • QAPRTase
  • nicotinate-nucleotide pyrophosphorylase
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Properties