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Symbol XDH contributors: mct - updated : 10-05-2017
HGNC name xanthine dehydrogenase
HGNC id 12805
Corresponding disease
XDH1 xanthinuria type I
Location 2p23.1      Physical location : 31.557.187 - 31.637.611
Synonym name
  • xanthine oxidase
  • xanthine oxidoreductase
  • xanthine dehydrogenase/oxidase
  • Synonym symbol(s) XO, XOR, XDHA, XAN1, XOD
    EC.number 1.17.1.4, 1.17.3.2
    DNA
    TYPE functioning gene
    STRUCTURE 80.46 kb     36 Exon(s)
    10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study
    regulatory sequence Promoter
    Binding site
    text structure NF-Y binding site considerably increases the promoter activity (important functional role for NF-Y in the transcriptional activation)
    MAPPING cloned Y linked N status confirmed
    RNA
    TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
    identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
    ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
    36 - 5717 - 1333 - 2017 28299863
    EXPRESSION
    Type restricted
       expressed in (based on citations)
    organ(s)
    SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Digestiveintestinelarge intestinecolon  
     intestinesmall intestine   
     liver    
    Endocrineneuroendocrinepituitary   
    Respiratoryrespiratory tractlarynx   
    cells
    SystemCellPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Digestivehepatocyte
    cell lineage
    cell lines
    fluid/secretion
    at STAGE
    PROTEIN
    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    STRUCTURE
    motifs/domains
    mono polymer homomer , dimer
    HOMOLOGY
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • xanthine dehydrogenase family
  • CATEGORY enzyme
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION extracellular
        intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,peroxisome
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,endoplasmic reticulum
    intracellular,cytoplasm,cytosolic
    text expressed primarily in hepatocytes, but is also present in bile duct epithelial cells and is secreted into bile
    basic FUNCTION
  • xanthine oxidase (dehydrogenase), catalyzing the oxidation of hypoxanthine to purine and purine to uric acid
  • plays a physiological role in milk (e.g. in secretion) equal in importance to its catalytic function as an enzyme
  • synergistic action with ALOXE3, group of oxidized fatty acids which can function as PPAR{gamma} activators
  • required for functional differentiation of mammary epithelial cells
  • XDH activity and/or its expression level to contribute to macrophage foam cell formation
  • activity creates both oxidant and anti-oxidant products that are implicated in the development of hypertension, smoking vascular injury, dyslipidemia and diabetes, which are the main risk factors of atherosclerosis
  • is abundant in wounds and participates in normal wound healing through effects on ROS production
  • catalyzes the formation of uric acid (UA) from hypoxanthine and xanthine, which in turn are products of purine metabolism starting from ribose-5-phosphate
  • XDH activity may be potentially involved in adiposity and subclinical inflammation in humans
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
  • noncanonical molecular pathway in which, after the inhibition of CTSS, autophagy induces early ROS production for oxidative DNA damage and cell death through XDH
  • a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • HGF prevents XDH activation following hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) primarily by inhibiting the JAK2 signaling pathway and in turn, inhibiting the increase in cytosolic Ca2+
  • DKK3 promotes cell survival during oxidative stress by suppressing the expression of the superoxide-producing enzyme XDH
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    activated by is not only activated by pro-inflammatory stimuli or stem cell growth factor (SCF) but also plays an important role in maintaining MTOR-dependent translational control during the biological responses of human myeloid cells
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s) XDH1
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    constitutional     --over  
    in liver disease (cirrhosis)
    Susceptibility to hypertension
    Variant & Polymorphism other
  • XDH gene polymorphisms rs1042039, rs1054889, and rs2073316 may be associated with hypertension
  • Candidate gene
    Marker is a breast cancer biomarker
    Therapy target
    SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
    diabetemetabolic syndrom 
    XDH inhibitors may be useful for preventing atherosclerosis
    cancerreproductivebreast
    target for pharmacologic activation in therapeutic management of aggressive breast cancer
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS