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FPGS folylpolyglutamate synthase

Gene ID: 2356, updated on 14-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding

Summary

This gene encodes the folylpolyglutamate synthetase enzyme. This enzyme has a central role in establishing and maintaining both cytosolic and mitochondrial folylpolyglutamate concentrations and, therefore, is essential for folate homeostasis and the survival of proliferating cells. This enzyme catalyzes the ATP-dependent addition of glutamate moieties to folate and folate derivatives. Alternative splicing results in transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2014]

Genomic context

Location:
9q34.11
Sequence:
Chromosome: 9; NC_000009.12 (127802858..127814506)
Total number of exons:
17

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