| Tissue Specificity | Highly expressed in various brain regions. Expressed in amygdala, anterior cingulate cortex, caudate, cerebellar hemisphere, cerebellum, cortex, frontal cortex, hippocampus, hypothalamus, nucleus accumbens, putamen, spinal cord and substantia nigra. Also widely expressed among other tissues, including liver, heart, placenta, lung, kidney, pancreas and skeletal muscle. |
| Function | UTP--glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase catalyzing the conversion of glucose-1-phosphate into UDP-glucose, a crucial precursor for the production of glycogen. |
| Protein Name | Utp--Glucose-1-Phosphate UridylyltransferaseUdp-Glucose PyrophosphorylaseUdpgpUgpase |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-173599Reactome: R-HSA-3322077 |
| Cellular Localisation | Cytoplasm |
| Alternative Protein Names | Utp--Glucose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase proteinUdp-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase proteinUdpgp proteinUgpase proteinUGP2 proteinUGP1 protein |
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