Dhfr dihydrofolate reductase [Mus musculus (house mouse)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: Dhfrprovided by MGI
Official Full Name: dihydrofolate reductaseprovided by MGI
Primary source: MGI:MGI:94890
See related: Ensembl:ENSMUSG00000021707 AllianceGenome:MGI:94890
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Mus musculus
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Mus; Mus
Also known as: 8430436I03Rik
Summary: Enables dihydrofolate reductase activity. Involved in several processes, including positive regulation of nitric-oxide synthase activity; tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthetic process; and tetrahydrofolate interconversion. Located in mitochondrion. Is active in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including genitourinary system; hemolymphoid system; integumental system; limb; and nervous system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Orthologous to several human genes including DHFR (dihydrofolate reductase). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Dec 2024]
Expression: Broad expression in liver E14 (RPKM 9.4), liver E14.5 (RPKM 7.0) and 22 other tissues See more
Orthologs: human all
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Genomic context

Location:: 13 C3; 13 47.64 cM

Exon count:: 6

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_02	current	GRCm39 (GCF_000001635.27)	13	NC_000079.7 (92491291..92525561)
108.20200622	previous assembly	GRCm38.p6 (GCF_000001635.26)	13	NC_000079.6 (92354783..92389053)

Chromosome 13 - NC_000079.7 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Dihydrofolate reductase activity controls neurogenic transitions in the developing neocortex.
Title: Dihydrofolate reductase activity controls neurogenic transitions in the developing neocortex.
Endothelial NOX4 aggravates eNOS uncoupling by decreasing dihydrofolate reductase after subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Title: Endothelial NOX4 aggravates eNOS uncoupling by decreasing dihydrofolate reductase after subarachnoid hemorrhage.
endothelial Rb positively impacts arterial function by supporting vasoprotective endothelial DHFR/nitric oxide pathway activity, leading to reduced abdominal aortic aneurysm development.
Title: Endothelial retinoblastoma protein reduces abdominal aortic aneurysm development via promoting DHFR/NO pathway-mediated vasoprotection.
The study reports arrested hematopoiesis and vascular relaxation defects in mice with a point mutation, Thr136Ala substitution in Dhfr.
Title: Arrested Hematopoiesis and Vascular Relaxation Defects in Mice with a Mutation in Dhfr.
S-nitrosylation of DHFR at cysteine 7 by eNOS-derived NO is crucial for DHFR stability.
Title: Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase-Derived Nitric Oxide Prevents Dihydrofolate Reductase Degradation via Promoting S-Nitrosylation.
demonstrate that dihydrofolate reductase activity is also a feature of the mitochondria in both rat and mouse but this is not due to a second enzyme
Title: An active second dihydrofolate reductase enzyme is not a feature of rat and mouse, but they do have activity in their mitochondria.
Robust and processive unfolding/degradation of some substrates with very stable protein domains, including mDHFR and titin(I27) .
Title: Protein unfolding and degradation by the AAA+ Lon protease.
protects endothelial nitric oxide synthase from uncoupling in tetrahydrobiopterin deficiency
Title: Dihydrofolate reductase protects endothelial nitric oxide synthase from uncoupling in tetrahydrobiopterin deficiency.
Dhfr has a role in folate regulation of axonal regeneration in the rodent central nervous system through DNA methylation
Title: Folate regulation of axonal regeneration in the rodent central nervous system through DNA methylation.
Data reveal a key role for dihydrofolate reductase in eNOS coupling by maintaining the tetrahyrobiopterin (BH4):dihydrobiopterin (BH2) ratio, particularly in conditions of low total biopterin availability.
Title: Critical role for tetrahydrobiopterin recycling by dihydrofolate reductase in regulation of endothelial nitric-oxide synthase coupling: relative importance of the de novo biopterin synthesis versus salvage pathways.

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Variation

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Alleles

Alleles of this type are documented at Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI)

Chemically induced (ENU) (1)
Endonuclease-mediated (2) 1 citation
Targeted (4)

Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

PMC138237P1 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:270863

NoName (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:237076

NoName (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:237077

RH74744 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:116549

AW555094 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:180571

PMC86057P2 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:273514

L26316 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:163540

L26316 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:124887

AI662710 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:165887

Gene Ontology Provided by MGI

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables NADP binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables NADP binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables NADP binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables NADPH binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables dihydrofolate reductase activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables dihydrofolate reductase activity	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables dihydrofolate reductase activity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables dihydrofolate reductase activity	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
enables dihydrofolic acid binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables dihydrofolic acid binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables folic acid binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables mRNA binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables mRNA binding	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
enables mRNA regulatory element binding translation repressor activity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables sequence-specific mRNA binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in axon regeneration	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in axon regeneration	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in dihydrofolate metabolic process	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in dihydrofolate metabolic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in dihydrofolate metabolic process	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in folic acid metabolic process	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in folic acid metabolic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in folic acid metabolic process	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of nitric-oxide synthase activity	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in regulation of removal of superoxide radicals	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in response to methotrexate	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in response to nicotine	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthetic process	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in tetrahydrofolate biosynthetic process	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in tetrahydrofolate biosynthetic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in tetrahydrofolate biosynthetic process	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in tetrahydrofolate interconversion	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in tetrahydrofolate metabolic process	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in cytoplasm	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in cytoplasm	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
located_in cytosol	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info
located_in mitochondrial inner membrane	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
located_in mitochondrial matrix	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
is_active_in mitochondrion	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in mitochondrion	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in mitochondrion	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
is_active_in nucleus	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed

General protein information

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Preferred Names: dihydrofolate reductase

NP_034179.1

EC 1.5.1.3

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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mRNA and Protein(s)

NM_010049.3 → NP_034179.1 dihydrofolate reductase

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Status: VALIDATED

Source sequence(s)

AI854085, AK031241, BU058996, CAAA01146114, CB247191

Consensus CDS

CCDS26680.1

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

P00375, P70693, Q61485, Q61487, Q61579

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

Q544T5

Related

ENSMUSP00000022218.5, ENSMUST00000022218.6

Conserved Domains (1) summary

cd00209
Location:5 → 184

DHFR; Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR). Reduces 7,8-dihydrofolate to 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate with NADPH as a cofactor. This is an essential step in the biosynthesis of deoxythymidine phosphate since 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate is required to regenerate 5, ...