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Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the methyl cycle, and it is encoded by the MTHFR gene. [5] Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase catalyzes the conversion of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate to 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, a cosubstrate for homocysteine remethylation to methionine. Natural variation in this ...
MTHFR is the rate-limiting enzyme in the methyl cycle, which includes the conversion of homocysteine into methionine. Defects in variants of MTHFR can therefore lead to hyperhomocysteinemia. [9] There are two common variants of MTHFR deficiency. In the more significant of the two, the individual is homozygous for the 677T polymorphism.
C677T or rs1801133 is a genetic variation—a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)—in the MTHFR gene. Among Americans the frequency of T-homozygosity ranges from 1% or less among people of sub-Saharan African descent to 20% or more among Italians and Hispanics. [1] It has been related to schizophrenia [2] Alzheimer's disease [3] depression [4 ...
Additionally, mutations of the MTHFR gene (A1298C variant) and DHFR can interfere with the recycling of BH4 and lead to less severe, but still clinifically significant, deficiencies of BH4. [citation needed] BH4 is a compound that helps convert several amino acids, including phenylalanine, to other essential molecules in the body.
It is substrate for the enzyme methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) [1] [2] It is mainly produced by the reaction of tetrahydrofolate with serine, catalyzed by the enzyme serine hydroxymethyltransferase.
The resulting product is a methyl donor that is required for CpG and histone methylation. Mutations in this gene can lead to reduced methylation at CpG sites, and these changes in methylation patterns may increase susceptibility for type 2 diabetes. The most common at the gene encoding MTHFR is the C677t mutation. This is not a spontaneous ...
The most common polymorphisms are known as MTHFR C677T and MTR A2756G. [23] [24] The homozigote mutation G;G also called C;C (it is equivalent) occurs in about 10% of the population of european ethnicity (white caucasians). [25] Elevations of homocysteine can also occur in the rare hereditary disease homocystinuria. [citation needed]
108156 Ensembl n/a ENSMUSG00000021048 UniProt P11586 Q922D8 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_005956 NM_001364837 NM_138745 RefSeq (protein) NP_005947 NP_001351766 NP_620084 Location (UCSC) n/a Chr 12: 76.3 – 76.37 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse Methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase, cyclohydrolase and formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase 1 (MTHFD1) is a gene located in humans on ...