URAHP
Description
The URAHP (urate (hydroxyiso-) hydrolase, pseudogene) is a pseudo gene located on chromosome 16.
The URAHP gene encodes a protein that is involved in the metabolism of pyrimidine nucleotides, which are important for DNA and RNA synthesis. The protein may transport uracil across cell membranes and play a role in the biosynthesis and regulation of pyrimidine nucleotides.
The URAHP gene provides instructions for making a protein that is involved in the metabolism of pyrimidine nucleotides. Pyrimidines are one of the two types of nitrogenous bases that make up DNA and RNA. They are also involved in a variety of other important cellular processes. This protein may be involved in the biosynthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides, possibly by transporting uracil across cell membranes. The protein may also be involved in the regulation of pyrimidine nucleotide metabolism.
URAHP is also known as URAH.
