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QDPR

QDPR
Protein QDPR PDB 1dhr.png
Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
Aliases QDPR, DHPR, PKU2, SDR33C1, quinoid dihydropteridine reductase
External IDs MGI: 97836 HomoloGene: 271 GeneCards: QDPR
RNA expression pattern
PBB GE QDPR 209123 at fs.png
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000320
NM_001306140

NM_024236

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000311
NP_001293069

NP_077198

Location (UCSC) Chr 4: 17.46 – 17.51 Mb Chr 5: 45.43 – 45.45 Mb
PubMed search

1HDR

NM_000320
NM_001306140

NM_024236

NP_000311
NP_001293069

NP_077198

QDPR (quinoid dihydropteridine reductase) is a human gene that produces the enzyme quinoid dihydropteridine reductase. This enzyme is part of the pathway that recycles a substance called tetrahydrobiopterin, also known as BH4. Tetrahydrobiopterin works with an enzyme called phenylalanine hydroxylase to process a substance called phenylalanine. Phenylalanine is an amino acid (a building block of proteins) that is obtained through the diet; it is found in all proteins and in some artificial sweeteners. When tetrahydrobiopterin interacts with phenylalanine hydroxylase, tetrahydrobiopterin is altered and must be recycled to a usable form. The regeneration of this substance is critical for the proper processing of several other amino acids in the body. Tetrahydrobiopterin also helps produce certain chemicals in the brain called neurotransmitters, which transmit signals between nerve cells.


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