Description
Cytosine deaminase; zinc metalloenzyme that catalyzes the hydrolytic deamination of cytosine to uracil; of biomedical interest because it also catalyzes the deamination of 5-fluorocytosine (5FC) to form anticancer drug 5-fluorouracil (5FU) [Source:SGD;Acc:S000006266]
Gene Synonyms
yCD
Location
Chromosome XVI: 677,165-677,641 forward strand.
R64-1-1:BK006949.2
About this gene
This gene has 1 transcript (splice variant), 173 orthologues, 2 paralogues and is a member of 1 Ensembl protein family.
Transcripts
| Name | Transcript ID | bp | Protein | Translation ID | Biotype | UniProt | RefSeq | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCY1 | YPR062W_mRNA | 477 | 158aa | YPR062W | Protein coding | Q12178 | - | Ensembl Canonical, |
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