Entrez gene ID | | 978 |
Official gene symbol | | CDA |
Full name | | cytidine deaminase |
Aliases | | ,CDD, |
Gene summary | | 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] |
Location | | Chromosome: 1 Locus: 1p36.2-p35 |
Gene position | | 20915444 - 20945401 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 29958 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 123920 |
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