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FLASH GENE
Symbol GART contributors: mct - updated : 16-10-2024
HGNC name phosphoribosylglycinamide formyltransferase, phosphoribosylglycinamide synthetase, phosphoribosylaminoimidazole synthetase
HGNC id 4163
RNA
TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
text alternatively spliced isoform of TFPS, trifunctional (110 kDa) and monofunctional (50kDa) (Brodsky)
identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
11 splicing 2152 45 433 - 2016 27718035
  • 11 exons
  • missing the 3' end exons compared to transcript variant 1
  • 22 splicing 3318 107 1010 - 2016 27718035
    22 exons
    21 - 3515 - 1010 - 2016 27718035
    22 - 3552 - 1010 - 2016 27718035
    EXPRESSION
    Type
       expressed in (based on citations)
    organ(s)
    SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Cardiovascularvessel   highly
    Digestiveliver   moderately
     mouth   moderately
     salivary gland   moderately
    Endocrineneuroendocrinepituitary  moderately
    Lymphoid/Immunespleen   highly
    Nervousbrainhindbraincerebellum  
     brain    
    Reproductivefemale systemuteruscervix highly
     male systemtestis  predominantly
    Respiratoryrespiratory tracttrachea  highly
    Urinarybladder   moderately
    Visualeye   moderately
    tissue
    SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Blood / hematopoieticbone marrow  highly
    Connectivebone  moderately
    cell lineage
    cell lines
    fluid/secretion highly in lymph
    at STAGE
    physiological period fetal
    Text cerebellum
    PROTEIN
    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    STRUCTURE
    motifs/domains
  • a ATP-grasp domain
  • conjugated PhosphoP
    HOMOLOGY
    interspecies homolog to rattus Gart (86.5 pc)
    homolog to murine Gart (85.5 pc)
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • GARS family
  • AIR synthase family
  • GART family
  • CATEGORY enzyme
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     plasma membrane
        intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,cytosolic
    basic FUNCTION
  • catalyzing the third step of the de novo purine biosynthesis (see TFPS) leading to formylglycinamide ribonucleotide (FGAR)
  • phosphoribosyl glycineamide synthetase
  • pivotal enzyme in de novo purine synthesis, that mediates cellular apoptosis in many diseases
  • GART plays a critical role in the protection of cellular apoptosis and migration of intestinal epithelial cells to maintain the integrity of the epithelial barrier
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism purine/pyrimidine
    signaling
    a component
  • component of the trifunctional enzyme
  • INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule nucleotide,
  • ATP
  • protein
  • GART enhances the stability of RUVBL1 through methylating its K7 site, which consequently aberrantly activates the Wnt/CTNNB1 signaling pathway to induce tumor stemness
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    induced by VGLL3 inducing GART expression and thereby confers de novo nucleotide-dependent cell proliferation in cancer cell
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s)
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    constitutional        
    only in individuals with Down syndrome
    tumoral     --over  
    is associated with poor outcomes in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients and promotes the proliferation and migration of CRC cells
    tumoral     --over  
    in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
    Susceptibility
  • to Autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
  • Variant & Polymorphism other
  • blocking GART results in nearly the same effect in the metabolic network as folate depletion, and methylation defect to be a potential cause of ASD, due to the depletion of purine, and consequently S-adenosyl methionine (SAM), biosynthesis
  • Candidate gene for a chemotherapeutic target for several decades
    Marker
  • GART expression may be one of the causative factors for a poor prognosis in HCC
  • Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS