MK4MDD

Reactome Pathway Report

Basic Information
ID
Name metablism of_nucleotides
Description Nucleotides and their derivatives are used for short-term energy storage (ATP, GTP), for intra- and extra-cellular signaling (cAMP; adenosine), as enzyme cofactors (NAD, FAD), and for the synthesis of DNA and RNA. Most dietary nucleotides are consumed by gut flora; the human body's own supply of these molecules is synthesized de novo. Additional metabolic pathways allow the interconversion of nucleotides, the salvage and reutilization of nucleotides released by degradation of DNA and RNA, and the catabolism of excess nucleotides. These pathways are regulated to control the total size of the intracellular nucleotide pool, to balance the relative amounts of individual nucleotides, and to couple the synthesis of deoxyribonucleotides to the onset of DNA replication (S phase of the cell cycle). These pathways are also of major clinical interest as they are the means by which nucleotide analogues used as anti-viral and anti-tumor drugs are taken up by cells, activated, and catabolized.

REACT_1698 related genes in MK4MDD (count: 2)
Approved Symbol Approved Name Type No. of Studies (Positive/Negative)
RRM1 ribonucleotide reductase M1 Protein mapped 0(0/0)
CAD carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase 2, aspartate transcarbamylase, and dihydroorotase Literature-origin 1(1/0)