"Dihydroorotase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that, in the course of pyrimidine biosynthesis, catalyzes ring closure by removal of water from N-carbamoylaspartate to yield dihydro-orotic acid. EC 3.5.2.3.
| Descriptor ID |
D004080
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.087.280
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| Concept/Terms |
Dihydroorotase- Dihydroorotase
- Dihydro-Orotase
- Dihydro Orotase
- Dihydro-Orotate Amidohydrolase
- Amidohydrolase, Dihydro-Orotate
- Dihydro Orotate Amidohydrolase
- Carbamoylaspartic Dehydrase
- Dehydrase, Carbamoylaspartic
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| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dihydroorotase" by people in Profiles.
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Cell-based analysis of CAD variants identifies individuals likely to benefit from uridine therapy. Genet Med. 2020 10; 22(10):1598-1605.
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Urea Cycle Dysregulation Generates Clinically Relevant Genomic and Biochemical Signatures. Cell. 2018 09 06; 174(6):1559-1570.e22.
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Diversion of aspartate in ASS1-deficient tumours fosters de novo pyrimidine synthesis. Nature. 2015 Nov 19; 527(7578):379-383.
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The nucleotide synthesis enzyme CAD inhibits NOD2 antibacterial function in human intestinal epithelial cells. Gastroenterology. 2012 Jun; 142(7):1483-92.e6.
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Genomic instability driven by the human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) oncoprotein, Tax. Oncogene. 2002 Oct 17; 21(47):7230-4.
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Caspase-3-dependent and -independent apoptosis in focal brain ischemia. Mol Med. 2002 Jul; 8(7):347-52.