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Symbol NT5E contributors: mct/shn - updated : 12-06-2013
HGNC name 5'-nucleotidase, ecto (CD73)
HGNC id 8021
Location 6q14.3      Physical location : 86.159.301 - 86.205.496
Synonym name
  • antigen CD73,identified by antibodies 1E9.8,7G2.2.11,AD2
  • 5' nucleotidase (CD73)
  • 5' nucleotidase, ecto precursor
  • 5-prime-ribonucleotide phosphohydrolase
  • Ecto-5-prime-nucleotidase
  • nucleotidase ecto-5-prime
  • Synonym symbol(s) CD73, NT5, P5N, E5NT, NT, NTE, eN, eNT, RP11-321N4.1
    EC.number 3.1.3.5
    DNA
    TYPE functioning gene
    STRUCTURE 45.00 kb     9 Exon(s)
    10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study
    MAPPING cloned Y linked N status confirmed
    Map cen - D6S1601 - D6S1652 - CD73 - D5S1482 - D6S1004 - qter
    RNA
    TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
    identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
    ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
    9 - 4087 - 574 - -
    EXPRESSION
    Type ubiquitous
       expressed in (based on citations)
    organ(s)
    SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Cardiovascularheart    
    Endocrinethyroid   highly
    Respiratoryrespiratory tracttrachea  highly
    Skin/Tegumentskin   highly
    Urinarykidney    
    Visualeye    
    tissue
    SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Blood / Hematopoietic    
    cells
    SystemCellPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Blood/Hematopoieticleukocyte
    cell lineage
    cell lines
    fluid/secretion
    at STAGE
    physiological period pregnancy
    Text placenta, retina
    PROTEIN
    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    STRUCTURE
    motifs/domains
    conjugated GlycoP
    mono polymer homomer , dimer
    HOMOLOGY
    interspecies ortholog to Nt5e, Mus musculus
    ortholog to nt5e, Danio rerio
    ortholog to Nt5e, Rattus norvegicus
    ortholog to NT5E, Pan troglodytes
    Homologene
    FAMILY 5'-nucleotidase family
    CATEGORY enzyme
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     plasma membrane
    text
  • bounds by a glycosyl phosphatidyl inositol linkage to the external face of the plasma membrane
  • expressed on normal and neoplastic glial plasma membranes (Ludwig et al, 1999)
  • basic FUNCTION
  • cell surface enzyme of the purine catabolic pathway that catalyzes the breakdown of AMP to adenosine
  • hydrolyzing extracellular nucleotides into membrane permeable nucleosides
  • may facilitate the adhesion, migration and invasion of human breast cancer cells through its enzyme activity of generating adenosine
  • required for the efficient entry of lymphocytes into the CNS during experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis development
  • novel and specific receptor for tenascin C and the interaction between these proteins may influence cell adhesion and migration and also lead to decreased generation of local adenosine (Sadej 2008)
  • a signalling pathway metabolite in the immune response of lymphocytes
  • a cell surface marker of cone/rod common precursors and mature rod cells genetically localized between Nrl and Crx (Koso 2009)
  • extracellular adenosine, generated in tandem by ecto-enzymes ENTPD1 and NT5E, promotes dermal fibrogenesis
  • ENTPD1, NT5E are two ectonucleotidases that cooperate in the generation of extracellular adenosine through ATP hydrolysis, thus tilting the balance towards immunosuppressive microenvironments
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    text catalyzes the conversion at neutral pH of purine 5-prime mononucleotides to nucleosides
    PATHWAY
    metabolism purine/pyrimidine
    signaling
    nucleotide
    a component
  • glycoprotein constituent of membrane (Pi linked)
  • component of multiresistance machinery, the transcription of which is activated under selective pressure of the immune system (Ludwig et al, 1999)
  • INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule cofactor,
    zinc
    protein
  • intracellular filamentous actin and the extracellular matrix proteins laminin and fibronectin (Ludwig et al, 1999)
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s)
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    tumoral     --over  
    in melanoma with with a highly invasive phenotype
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
    dermatologyskin 
    biochemical or biological inhibitors of ENTPD1 and/or NT5E may hold promise in the treatment of dermal fibrosis in diseases such as scleroderma
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • ecto-5'-nucleotidase/CD73-deficient mice have a significantly reduced fall in stop flow pressure and superficial nephron glomerular filtration rate in response to a saturating increase of tubular perfusion flow (Castrop et al, 2004)