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Synonyms
respiratory nitrate reductase, 10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, napab, met13, n5,n10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, n5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (nadph), atmthfr-1, 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (nadph), methylenetetrahydrofolic acid reductase,
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5,10-CH2-H4folate reductase
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (FADH2)
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (NADPH)
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolic acid reductase
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5,10-methylenetetrahydropteroylglutamate reductase
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5-methylenetetrahydrofolate:NADP+ oxidoreductase
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5-methyltetrahydrofolate:(acceptor) oxidoreductase
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5-methyltetrahydrofolate:NAD oxidoreductase
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5-methyltetrahydrofolate:NAD+ oxidoreductase
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5-methyltetrahydrofolate:NADP+ oxidoreductase
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methylenetetrahydrofolate (reduced riboflavin adenine dinucleotide) reductase
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methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (NADPH)
methylenetetrahydrofolic acid reductase
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N5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
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N5,N10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
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reductase, methylenetetrahydrofolate (reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate)
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reductase, methylenetetrahydrofolate (reduced riboflavin adenine dinucleotide)
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additional information
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EC 1.7.99.5 included with EC 1.5.1.20
methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
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methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
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methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (NADPH)
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methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (NADPH)
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MTHFR
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + NADH
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + NAD+
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NADH + menadione
NAD+ + reduced menadione
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(6R,S)-5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + ?
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + FADH2
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + FAD
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + NADH
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + NAD+
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + reduced acceptor
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + oxidized acceptor
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + NAD+
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + NADH
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5-methyltetrahydrofolate + NADP+
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + NADPH
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additional information
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + FADH2
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + FAD
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + FADH2
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + FAD
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biosynthesis of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, a donor of methyl groups of methionine
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + NADH
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + NAD+
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + NADH
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + NAD+
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physiological direction is the 5-methyltetrahydrofolate formation by transfer of reducing equivalents from NADH to the enzyme-bound FAD and from reduced FAD to methylenetetrahydrofolate
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + reduced acceptor
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + oxidized acceptor
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + reduced acceptor
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + oxidized acceptor
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under anaerobic conditions and in absence of electron acceptors, the equilibrium lies far to the 5-methyltetrahydrofolate formation, inclusion of menadione or oxygen promotes the oxidation of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + reduced acceptor
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + oxidized acceptor
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forward reaction: reduced acceptor is FADH2
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + reduced acceptor
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + oxidized acceptor
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forward reaction: reduced acceptor is FADH2
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + reduced acceptor
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + oxidized acceptor
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reverse reaction: menadione as electron acceptor
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + reduced acceptor
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + oxidized acceptor
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reverse reaction: menadione as electron acceptor
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + reduced acceptor
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + oxidized acceptor
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reverse reaction: menadione as electron acceptor
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + reduced acceptor
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + oxidized acceptor
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prefers NADH as reductant
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + reduced acceptor
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + oxidized acceptor
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forward reaction: NADPH as reduced acceptor
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + reduced acceptor
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + oxidized acceptor
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forward reaction: NADH as reduced acceptor
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + reduced acceptor
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + oxidized acceptor
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forward reaction: NADH as reduced acceptor
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additional information
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no direct activity with pyridine nucleotides
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additional information
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catalytic mechanism, Asp-120 and Glu-28 at the flavin active site are relevant to catalysis, Asp-120: located near the enzyme-bound FAD, role in catalysis of folate reduction and in stabilization of the folate intermediate 5-iminium cation, Glu-28: located near N10 of the folate, general acid catalyst to aid in 5-iminium cation formation
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0.0005 - 0.093
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate
0.0005 - 0.027
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate
0.085 - 0.16
5-methyltetrahydrofolate
0.0004 - 0.187
methylenetetrahydrofolate
additional information
additional information
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redox potentials of wild-type and mutant enzymes, kinetic mechanism, and rapid-reaction kinetics for the half-reactions, steady-state kinetics
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0.0005
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate
wild-type, pH 7.2, 25°C
0.0039
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate
mutant F223L, pH 7.2, 25°C
0.093
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate
mutant F223A, pH 7.2, 25°C
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NADH
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cosubstrate 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate, wild-type, pH 7.2, 25°C
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cosubstrate menadione, wild-type, pH 7.2, 25°C
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cosubstrate 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate, mutant F223A, pH 7.2, 25°C
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cosubstrate 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate, mutant F223L, pH 7.2, 25°C
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cosubstrate menadione, mutant F223L, pH 7.2, 25°C
0.585
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cosubstrate menadione, mutant F223A, pH 7.2, 25°C
0.0005
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate
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wild-type enzyme
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5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate
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D120N mutant enzyme
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5-methyltetrahydrofolate
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wild-type enzyme
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5-methyltetrahydrofolate
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D120N mutant enzyme
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methylenetetrahydrofolate
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recombinant wild-type enzyme, pH 7.2, 4°C
0.017
methylenetetrahydrofolate
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recombinant mutant D120N, pH 7.2, 4°C
0.043
methylenetetrahydrofolate
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recombinant mutant D120S, pH 7.2, 4°C
0.099
methylenetetrahydrofolate
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recombinant mutant D120A, pH 7.2, 4°C
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methylenetetrahydrofolate
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recombinant mutant D120K, pH 7.2, 4°C
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recombinant mutant D120V, pH 7.2, 4°C
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recombinant wild-type enzyme, pH 7.2, 4°C, the mutant enzymes all show a Km below 0.0035 mM
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D120N mutant enzyme
0.02
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wild-type enzyme
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0.007 - 2.2
methylenetetrahydrofolate
additional information
additional information
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NADH
cosubstrate 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate, wild-type, pH 7.2, 25°C
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cosubstrate 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate, mutant F223L, pH 7.2, 25°C
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cosubstrate 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate, mutant F223A, pH 7.2, 25°C
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cosubstrate menadione, mutant F223A, pH 7.2, 25°C
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cosubstrate menadione, mutant F223L, pH 7.2, 25°C
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cosubstrate menadione, wild-type, pH 7.2, 25°C
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methylenetetrahydrofolate
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recombinant mutant D120N, pH 7.2, 4°C
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methylenetetrahydrofolate
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recombinant mutant D120K, pH 7.2, 4°C
0.017
methylenetetrahydrofolate
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recombinant mutant D120V, pH 7.2, 4°C
0.02
methylenetetrahydrofolate
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recombinant mutant D120S, pH 7.2, 4°C
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methylenetetrahydrofolate
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recombinant mutant D120A, pH 7.2, 4°C
2.2
methylenetetrahydrofolate
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recombinant wild-type enzyme, pH 7.2, 4°C
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A177V
mutation does not affect Km or kcat values for NADH or 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate
F223A
mutation impairs both NADH and methylenetetrahydrofolate binding each 40fold and slows catalysis of both half-reactins less than 2fold
F223L
affinity for methylenetetrahydrofolate is unaffeacted. Mutant catalyzes the oxidative half-reaction 3fold faster than wild-type
D120A
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site-directed mutagenesis, decreased catalytic efficiency in the folate oxidative half-reaction, loss of negative charge near the flavin, small increasing effects on the NADH reductive half reaction
D120K
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site-directed mutagenesis, decreased catalytic efficiency in the folate oxidative half-reaction, loss of negative charge near the flavin, small increasing effects on the NADH reductive half reaction
D120S
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site-directed mutagenesis, decreased catalytic efficiency in the folate oxidative half-reaction, loss of negative charge near the flavin, small increasing effects on the NADH reductive half reaction
D120V
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site-directed mutagenesis, decreased catalytic efficiency in the folate oxidative half-reaction, loss of negative charge near the flavin, small increasing effects on the NADH reductive half reaction
A177V
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enzyme is thermolabile
A177V
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enzyme with decreased affinity for its FAD cofactor
A177V
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crystallization data
A177V
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the mutation causes loss of the essential cofactor
D120N
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mutant with 150fold decreased activity in the physiological NADH-CH2-H4folate oxidoreductase reaction, enzyme is reduced by NADH 30% more rapidly than the wild-type enzyme, it binds methylenetetrahydrofolate in its ring-closed form, but no conversion to the 5-iminium cation, enzyme-bound FAD is more easily reduced and more difficult reoxidized than FAD of wild-type enzyme
D120N
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site-directed mutagenesis, decreased catalytic efficiency in the folate oxidative half-reaction, loss of negative charge near the flavin, small increasing effects on the NADH reductive half reaction
E28Q
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mutant enzyme is unable to catalyze reduction of methylenetetrahydrofolate and is inactive in the physiological NADH-CH2-H4folate oxidoreductase reaction, it binds methyltetrahydrofolate, but reduces not the FAD cofactor, 240fold decrease in NADH-menadione oxidoreductase activity
E28Q
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Guenther, B.D.; Sheppard, C.A.; Tran, P.; Rozen, R.; Matthews, R.G.; Ludwig, M.L.
The structure and properties of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase from Escherichia coli suggest how folate ameliorates human hyperhomocysteinemia
Nat. Struct. Biol.
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359-365
1999
Escherichia coli (P0AEZ1)
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Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase and methionine synthase: biochemistry and molecular biology
Eur. J. Pediatr.
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54-59
1998
Escherichia coli, Homo sapiens, Sus scrofa
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Buchanan, J.M.
Methionine biosynthesis (hog liver)
Methods Enzymol.
17B
371-378
1971
Escherichia coli, Sus scrofa, Escherichia coli 113-3
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brenda
Katzen, H.M.; Buchanan, J.M.
Enzymatic synthesis of the methyl group of methionine. VIII. Repression derepression, purification, and properties of 5,10-methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase from Escherichia coli
J. Biol. Chem.
240
825-835
1965
Escherichia coli, Escherichia coli 113-3
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Roje, S.; Wang, H.; McNeil, S.D.; Raymond, R.K.; Appling, D.R.; Shachar-Hill, Y.; Bohnert, H.J.; Hanson, A.D.
Isolation, characterization, and functional expression of cDNAs encoding NADH-dependent methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase from higher plants
J. Biol. Chem.
274
36089-36096
1999
Arabidopsis sp., Escherichia coli, Zea mays (Q9SE94), Zea mays
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Yamada, K.; Chen, Z.; Rozen, R.; Matthews, R.G.
Effects of common polymorphisms on the properties of recombinant human methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA
98
14853-14858
2001
Escherichia coli, Homo sapiens
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Trimmer, E.E.; Ballou, D.P.; Ludwig, M.L.; Matthews, R.G.
Folate activation and catalysis in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase from Escherichia coli: Roles for aspartate 120 and glutamate 28
Biochemistry
40
6216-6226
2001
Escherichia coli
brenda
Misra, S.K.; Bhakuni, V.
Unique holoenzyme dimers of the tetrameric enzyme Escherichia coli methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase: characterization of structural features associated with modulation of the enzyme's function
Biochemistry
42
3921-3928
2003
Escherichia coli
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Trimmer, E.E.; Ballou, D.P.; Galloway, L.J.; Scannell, S.A.; Brinker, D.R.; Casas, K.R.
Aspartate 120 of Escherichia coli methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase: evidence for major role in folate binding and catalysis and a minor role in flavin reactivity
Biochemistry
44
6809-6822
2005
Escherichia coli
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Pejchal, R.; Sargeant, R.; Ludwig, M.L.
Structures of NADH and CH3-H4folate complexes of Escherichia coli methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase reveal a spartan strategy for a ping-pong reaction
Biochemistry
44
11447-11457
2005
Escherichia coli
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Pejchal, R.; Campbell, E.; Guenther, B.D.; Lennon, B.W.; Matthews, R.G.; Ludwig, M.L.
Structural perturbations in the Ala --> Val polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase: how binding of folates may protect against inactivation
Biochemistry
45
4808-4818
2006
Escherichia coli
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Kasap, M.; Sazci, A.; Ergul, E.; Akpinar, G.
Molecular phylogenetic analysis of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase family of proteins
Mol. Phylogenet. Evol.
42
838-846
2007
Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Q7CXU3), Aquifex aeolicus (O67422), Arabidopsis thaliana (O80585), Aspergillus nidulans (Q5B0P7), Aspergillus oryzae (Q2UEQ8), Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron (Q8A146), Bifidobacterium longum (Q8G652), Bordetella bronchiseptica (A0A0H3LLF9), Bordetella parapertussis, Bos taurus (Q5I598), Bradyrhizobium japonicum (Q89UJ7), Brucella suis (A0A0H3G3R1), Caenorhabditis elegans (Q17693), Candida albicans (Q5AEI0), Candidatus Blochmannia floridanus (Q7VRL4), Caulobacter vibrioides (Q9A6F4), Chromobacterium violaceum (Q7NZF6), Collimonas fungivorans (Q6J6A1), Corynebacterium diphtheriae (Q6NGB6), Corynebacterium glutamicum (Q8NNM2), Coxiella burnetii (Q83A63), Desulfovibrio vulgaris (Q72DD2), Dictyostelium discoideum (Q54X84), Escherichia coli, Fusarium graminearum, Gloeobacter violaceus (Q7NMH7), Homo sapiens (P42898), Leptospira interrogans (Q9L5C1), Macaca fascicularis (Q60HE5), Macaca mulatta, Mesorhizobium loti (Q98K87), Methanosarcina mazei (Q8PZQ4), Mus musculus (Q9WU20), Oryza sativa (Q10BJ7), Pasteurella multocida (Q9CP31), Photorhabdus luminescens (Q7MYD0), Prochlorococcus marinus (Q7VE38), Pseudomonas syringae (Q87V72), Pyricularia grisea, Ralstonia solanacearum (Q8Y389), Rattus norvegicus, Rhodopirellula baltica (Q7UNJ7), Rhodopseudomonas palustris (Q6N3J2), Saccharomyces cerevisiae (P53128), Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Q10258), Shigella flexneri (Q0SY49), Sinorhizobium meliloti (Q92NK1), Streptococcus pneumoniae (Q8DQT1), Tetraodon nigroviridis (Q4T956), Thermus thermophilus (Q72H39), Vibrio cholerae (Q9KNP6), Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Q87L52), Vibrio vulnificus (Q7MH66), Wolinella succinogenes (Q7M8S8), Xenopus laevis (Q7ZWU2), Xylella fastidiosa (Q9PEA7), Zea mays (Q9SE94), [Candida] glabrata (Q6FU20)
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Lee, M.N.; Takawira, D.; Nikolova, A.P.; Ballou, D.P.; Furtado, V.C.; Phung, N.L.; Still, B.R.; Thorstad, M.K.; Tanner, J.J.; Trimmer, E.E.
Functional role for the conformationally mobile phenylalanine 223 in the reaction of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase from Escherichia coli
Biochemistry
48
7673-7685
2009
Escherichia coli (P0AEZ1)
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