Protein Summary
This enzyme scavenges exogenous and endogenous cytidine and 2'-deoxycytidine for UMP synthesis. This gene encodes an enzyme involved in pyrimidine salvaging. The encoded protein forms a homotetramer that catalyzes the irreversible hydrolytic deamination of cytidine and deoxycytidine to uridine and deoxyuridine, respectively. It is one of several deaminases responsible for maintaining the cellular pyrimidine pool. Mutations in this gene are associated with decreased sensitivity to the cytosine nucleoside analogue cytosine arabinoside used in the treatment of certain childhood leukemias. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Protein Classes
IDG Development Level Summary
These are targets about which virtually nothing is known. They do not have known drug or small molecule activities
- AND - satisfy two or more of the following criteria:
Pubmed score: 345.01 (req: < 5)
Gene RIFs: 68 (req: <= 3)
Antibodies: 290 (req: <= 50)
These targets do not have known drug or small molecule activities
- AND - satisfy two or more of the following criteria:
Pubmed score: 345.01 (req: >= 5)
Gene RIFs: 68 (req: > 3)
Antibodies: 290 (req: > 50)
- OR - satisfy the following criterion:
Gene Ontology Terms: 13
Target has at least one ChEMBL compound with an activity cutoff of < 30 nM - AND - satisfies the preceding conditions
Active Ligands: 14
Target has at least one approved drug - AND - satisfies the preceding conditions
Active Drug: 1