Function | Phosphorylates uridine and cytidine to uridine monophosphate and cytidine monophosphate. Does not phosphorylate deoxyribonucleosides or purine ribonucleosides. Can use ATP or GTP as a phosphate donor. Can also phosphorylate cytidine and uridine nucleoside analogs such as 6-azauridine, 5-fluorouridine, 4-thiouridine, 5-bromouridine, N(4)-acetylcytidine, N(4)-benzoylcytidine, 5-fluorocytidine, 2-thiocytidine, 5-methylcytidine, and N(4)-anisoylcytidine. |
Protein Name | Uridine-Cytidine Kinase 2Uck 2Cytidine Monophosphokinase 2Testis-Specific Protein Tsa903Uridine Monophosphokinase 2 |
Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-73614 |
Alternative Protein Names | Uridine-Cytidine Kinase 2 proteinUck 2 proteinCytidine Monophosphokinase 2 proteinTestis-Specific Protein Tsa903 proteinUridine Monophosphokinase 2 proteinUCK2 proteinUMPK protein |
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