ME1 (gene)

Malic enzyme 1, NADP(+)-dependent, cytosolic

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Identifiers
Symbols ME1 ; HUMNDME; MES
External IDs OMIM: 154250 MGI: 97043 HomoloGene: 134785 ChEMBL: 3495 GeneCards: ME1 Gene
EC number 1.1.1.40
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 4199 17436
Ensembl ENSG00000065833 ENSMUSG00000032418
UniProt P48163 P06801
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_002395 NM_001198933
RefSeq (protein) NP_002386 NP_001185862
Location (UCSC) Chr 6:
83.21 – 83.43 Mb
Chr 9:
86.58 – 86.7 Mb
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NADP-dependent malic enzyme is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ME1 gene.[1][2]

This gene encodes a cytosolic, NADP-dependent enzyme that generates NADPH for fatty acid biosynthesis. The activity of this enzyme, the reversible oxidative decarboxylation of malate to pyruvate, links the glycolytic and citric acid cycles. The regulation of expression for this gene is complex. Increased expression can result from elevated levels of thyroid hormones or by higher proportions of carbohydrates in the diet.[2]

References

  1. Loeber G, Dworkin MB, Infante A, Ahorn H (Jun 1994). "Characterization of cytosolic malic enzyme in human tumor cells". FEBS Lett 344 (2–3): 181–6. doi:10.1016/0014-5793(94)00386-6. PMID 8187880.
  2. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: ME1 malic enzyme 1, NADP(+)-dependent, cytosolic".

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