Regulation of pyrimidine biosynthesis via MAPK signalling

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Contributors

Hanna Borlinghaus, Falk Schreiber, John Albanese (annotation)

Description

The activation of de novo pyrimidine biosynthesis is a requirement for cell proliferation in tumor tissues. The carbamoyl phosphate synthetase (CPSase) catalyses the rate-limiting step of the synthetic pathway. CPSase refers to one catalytic activity of the multifunctional protein CAD that catalyses the first three steps of the pathway.

References

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  2. Sigoillot FD, Evans DR, Guy HI. Growth-dependent regulation of mammalian pyrimidine biosynthesis by the protein kinase A and MAPK signaling cascades. J Biol Chem. 2002 May 3;277(18):15745-51. Epub 2002 Feb 28. PMID: 11872754.