Protein Name uridine phosphorylase 1
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 22271
Gene Symbol

Upp1

UniProt P52624 (UPP1_MOUSE), Q5SUC8 (Q5SUC8_MOUSE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 32
Total Number of Articles : 14
Description

uridine phosphorylase 1

Gene Summary

Enables deoxyuridine phosphorylase activity; thymidine phosphorylase activity; and uridine phosphorylase activity. Involved in pyrimidine nucleoside monophosphate metabolic process and uridine catabolic process. Acts upstream of or within pyrimidine nucleotide metabolic process and uridine metabolic process. Is active in cytosol. Is expressed in early embryo; extraembryonic ectoderm; nervous system; and sensory organ. Used to study mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 1. Orthologous to human UPP1 (uridine phosphorylase 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

synonyms
  • uridine phosphorylase 1
  • UPase 1
  • urdPase 1
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