Product Information
Molecular Weight49955Da
Protein NameThymidine phosphorylase
Human Gene Id1890
Human Swiss Prot NoP19971
Mouse Gene Id72962
Mouse Swiss Prot NoQ99N42
Rat Gene Id315219
Rat Swiss Prot NoQ5FVR2
SpecificityPD-ECGF Polyclonal Antibody detects endogenous levels of PD-ECGF protein.
FormulationLiquid in PBS containing 50% glycerol, 0.5% BSA and 0.02% sodium azide.
Concentration1 mg/ml
Storage Stability-20°C/1 year
Other NameTYMP; ECGF1; Thymidine phosphorylase; TP; Gliostatin; Platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor; PD-ECGF; TdRPase
Observed Band(KD)50
Functioncatalytic activity:Thymidine + phosphate = thymine + 2-deoxy-alpha-D-ribose 1-phosphate.,disease:Defects in TYMP are the cause of mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE) [MIM:603041]; also known as myoneurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy. MNGIE is an autosomal recessive disease associated with multiple deletions of skeletal muscle mitochondrial DNA (MtDNA). It is clinically characterized by onset between the second and fifth decades of life, ptosis, progressive external ophthalmoplegia, gastrointestinal dysmotility (often pseudoobstruction), diffuse leukoencephalopathy, thin body habitus, peripheral neuropathy, and myopathy.,function:Catalyzes the reversible phosphorolysis of thymidine. The produced molecules are then utilized as carbon and energy sources or in the rescue of pyrimidine bases for nucleotide synthesis.,function:May have a role in maintaining the in
Subcellular Locationcytosol,
ExpressionBrain,Lung,Placenta,Synovial membrane tissue,
Backgroundthymidine phosphorylase(TYMP) Homo sapiens This gene encodes an angiogenic factor which promotes angiogenesis in vivo and stimulates the in vitro growth of a variety of endothelial cells. It has a highly restricted target cell specificity acting only on endothelial cells. Mutations in this gene have been associated with mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2012],