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Gene information for UMPS (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID7372
Official gene symbolUMPS
Full nameuridine monophosphate synthetase
Aliases,OPRT,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes a uridine 5'-monophosphate synthase. The encoded protein is a bifunctional enzyme that catalyzes the final two steps of the de novo pyrimidine biosynthetic pathway. The first reaction is carried out by the N-terminal enzyme orotate phosphoribosyltransferase which converts orotic acid to orotidine-5'-monophosphate. The terminal reaction is carried out by the C-terminal enzyme OMP decarboxylase which converts orotidine-5'-monophosphate to uridine monophosphate. Defects in this gene are the cause of hereditary orotic aciduria. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 3   Locus: 3q13
Gene position124449213 - 124468120  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size18908 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID258900