Structural highlights
Function
[DUT_ARATH] This enzyme is involved in nucleotide metabolism: it produces dUMP, the immediate precursor of thymidine nucleotides and it decreases the intracellular concentration of dUTP, preventing uracil incorporation into DNA.[1]
References
- ↑ Siaud N, Dubois E, Massot S, Richaud A, Dray E, Collier J, Doutriaux MP. The SOS screen in Arabidopsis: a search for functions involved in DNA metabolism. DNA Repair (Amst). 2010 May 4;9(5):567-78. doi: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2010.02.009., Epub 2010 Mar 12. PMID:20227352 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dnarep.2010.02.009
