YLR058C

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Systematic name YLR058C
Gene name SHM2
Aliases SHMT2
Feature type ORF, Verified
Coordinates Chr XII:259401..257992
Primary SGDID S000004048


Description of YLR058C: Cytosolic serine hydroxymethyltransferase, converts serine to glycine plus 5,10 methylenetetrahydrofolate; major isoform involved in generating precursors for purine, pyrimidine, amino acid, and lipid biosynthesis[1][2]




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References

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  1. Kastanos EK, et al. (1997) Role of mitochondrial and cytoplasmic serine hydroxymethyltransferase isozymes in de novo purine synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochemistry 36(48):14956-64 SGD PMID 9398220
  2. McNeil JB, et al. (1994) Cloning and molecular characterization of three genes, including two genes encoding serine hydroxymethyltransferases, whose inactivation is required to render yeast auxotrophic for glycine. J Biol Chem 269(12):9155-65 SGD PMID 8132653

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