TYMP is a gene that encodes for the enzyme thymidine phosphorylase.[5][6] The TYMP gene is also known as ECGF1 (endothelial cell growth factor 1, platelet-derived) and MNGIE due to its role in MNGIE syndrome. [7]

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TYMP
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesTYMP, thymidine phosphorylase, ECGF, ECGF1, MEDPS1, MNGIE, MTDPS1, PDECGF, TP, hPD-ECGF
External IDsOMIM: 131222; MGI: 1920212; HomoloGene: 1474; GeneCards: TYMP; OMA:TYMP - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001953
NM_001113755
NM_001113756
NM_001257988
NM_001257989

NM_138302
NM_028405

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001107227
NP_001107228
NP_001244917
NP_001244918
NP_001944

NP_612175

Location (UCSC)Chr 22: 50.53 – 50.53 MbChr 15: 89.26 – 89.26 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Structure

The TYMP gene is located on chromosome 22 in humans and contains 10 exons spanning more than 4.3 kb.

Function

TYMP encodes for the enzyme thymidine phosphorylase. TYMP and thymidine phosphorylase are associated with angiogenesis, growth of endothelial cells, and mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE).

Thymidine phosphorylase is angiogenic growth factor which promotes angiogenesis in vivo and stimulates the in vitro growth of a variety of endothelial cells. Thymidine phosphorylase has a highly restricted target cell specificity acting only on endothelial cells, hence its alternative name of ECGF1. Because it limits glial cell proliferation, thymidine phosphorylase is also known as gliostatin. Thymidine phosphorylase activity in leukocytes from mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE) patients was less than 5 percent of controls, indicating that loss-of-function mutations in TYMP cause MNGIE.[8]

Interactive pathway map

Click on genes, proteins and metabolites below to link to respective articles.[§ 1]

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  1. The interactive pathway map can be edited at WikiPathways: "FluoropyrimidineActivity_WP1601".

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