Trichome

UGT1A4
Identifiers
AliasesUGT1A4, HUG-BR2, UDPGT, UDPGT 1-4, UGT-1D, UGT1-04, UGT1.4, UGT1D, UGT1A4S, UDP glucuronosyltransferase family 1 member A4, UGT1-01, UGT-1A, UGT1A, hUG-BR1, UGT1, GNT1, UGT1.1, UGT1A1
External IDsOMIM: 606429 MGI: 3032634 HomoloGene: 88621 GeneCards: UGT1A4
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_007120

NM_201643

RefSeq (protein)

NP_009051

n/a

Location (UCSC)Chr 2: 233.72 – 233.77 MbChr 1: 88.09 – 88.15 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1-4 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the UGT1A4 gene.[5][6][7]

This gene encodes a UDP-glucuronosyltransferase, an enzyme of the glucuronidation pathway that transforms small lipophilic molecules, such as steroids, bilirubin, hormones, and drugs, into water-soluble, excretable metabolites. This gene is part of a complex locus that encodes several UDP-glucuronosyltransferases. The locus includes thirteen unique alternate first exons followed by four common exons. Four of the alternate first exons are considered pseudogenes. Each of the remaining nine 5′ exons may be spliced to the four common exons, resulting in nine proteins with different N-termini and identical C-termini. Each first exon encodes the substrate binding site, and is regulated by its own promoter. This enzyme has some glucuronidase activity towards bilirubin, although it is more active on amines, steroids, and sapogenins.[7]

It is the main enzyme responsible for glucuronidation of the anticonvulsant lamotrigine.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000244474 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000089943 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ Mackenzie PI, Owens IS, Burchell B, Bock KW, Bairoch A, Belanger A, Fournel-Gigleux S, Green M, Hum DW, Iyanagi T, Lancet D, Louisot P, Magdalou J, Chowdhury JR, Ritter JK, Schachter H, Tephly TR, Tipton KF, Nebert DW (Oct 1997). "The UDP glycosyltransferase gene superfamily: recommended nomenclature update based on evolutionary divergence". Pharmacogenetics. 7 (4): 255–69. doi:10.1097/00008571-199708000-00001. PMID 9295054.
  6. ^ Ritter JK, Chen F, Sheen YY, Tran HM, Kimura S, Yeatman MT, Owens IS (Mar 1992). "A novel complex locus UGT1 encodes human bilirubin, phenol, and other UDP-glucuronosyltransferase isozymes with identical carboxyl termini". J Biol Chem. 267 (5): 3257–61. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(19)50724-4. PMID 1339448.
  7. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: UGT1A4 UDP glucuronosyltransferase 1 family, polypeptide A4".
  8. ^ Sandson NB, Armstrong SC, Cozza KL (2005). "An overview of psychotropic drug-drug interactions". Psychosomatics. 46 (5): 464–94. doi:10.1176/appi.psy.46.5.464. PMID 16145193.

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