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BPNT1 3'(2'), 5'-bisphosphate nucleotidase 1

Gene ID: 10380, updated on 3-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: PIP; HEL20; HsPIP

Summary

BPNT1, also called bisphosphate 3-prime-nucleotidase, or BPntase, is a member of a magnesium-dependent phosphomonoesterase family. Lithium, a major drug used to treat manic depression, acts as an uncompetitive inhibitor of BPntase. The predicted human protein is 92% identical to mouse BPntase. BPntase's physiologic role in nucleotide metabolism may be regulated by inositol signaling pathways. The inhibition of human BPntase may account for lithium-induced nephrotoxicity. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Genomic context

Location:
1q41
Sequence:
Chromosome: 1; NC_000001.11 (220057482..220089788, complement)
Total number of exons:
11

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