dfrA



Type
protein_coding
Name
dfrA
Locus Name

Rv2763c

Product

Dihydrofolate reductase DfrA (DHFR) (tetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase)

Functional Category

Intermediary metabolism and respiration

Location
3073130..3073609 (- strand)
Gene Length
479 bp
Nucleotides
ATGGTGGGGCTGATCTGGGCTCAAGCGACATCGGGTGTCATCGGCCGCGGCGGCGACATCCCCTGGCGCTTGCCCGAGGACCAGGCGCATTTCCGGGAGATCACCATGGGGCACACGATCGTGATGGGCCGGCGCACATGGGATTCGCTGCCGGCTAAAGTCCGGCCGCTGCCCGGCCGGCGAAATGTCGTACTGAGCCGCCAAGCTGACTTTATGGCCAGCGGGGCTGAGGTTGTCGGTTCACTCGAGGAGGCGCTGACCAGCCCGGAGACGTGGGTGATCGGAGGCGGACAAGTCTATGCGCTGGCGCTGCCGTACGCGACCAGATGTGAGGTTACCGAGGTCGACATCGGCCTGCCGCGCGAAGCCGGTGACGCGCTGGCCCCCGTGCTGGACGAGACATGGCGGGGCGAGACGGGGGAGTGGCGCTTCAGCCGGTCCGGGTTGCGGTACCGGTTGTACAGCTACCACCGCTCATG
Drug Resistance

Check for drug resistance association at TBDREAMDB

Mutations

Check for mutants available at TARGET


Function
Key enzyme in folate metabolism. Catalyzes an essential reaction for de novo glycine and purine synthesis, and for DNA precursor synthesis.
Family

Dihydrofolate reductase family

GO
InterPro

UniProt
P9WNX1
GenBank
Rv2763c
EnsemblBacteria
Rv2763c
Mycobrowser
Rv2763c


1DF7
Summary
Name
Dihydrofolate reductase (EC 1.5.1.3)
Family
Dihydrofolate reductase family
Protein Sequence
MTMVGLIWAQATSGVIGRGGDIPWRLPEDQAHFREITMGHTIVMGRRTWDSLPAKVRPLPGRRNVVLSRQADFMASGAEVVGSLEEALTSPETWVIGGGQVYALALPYATRCEVTEVDIGLPREAGDALAPVLDETWRGETGEWRFSRSGLRYRLYSYHRS
Mass
17,872 Da
Length
161 Aa

Isoniazid DB00951

4-pyridinecarbohydrazide | INH | Isoniazid | Isonicotinic acid hydrazide | Isonicotinic hydrazide | Isonicotinohydrazide | Isonicotinoylhydrazide | Isonicotinsaeurehydrazid | Isonicotinylhydrazine | Pyridine-4-carboxylic acid hydrazide



Mycobacterium tuberculosis dihydrofolate reductase is a target for isoniazid.
Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2006 May;13(5):408-13. doi: 10.1038/nsmb1089. Epub 2006 Apr 30.
Three-dimensional structure of M. tuberculosis dihydrofolate reductase reveals opportunities for the design of novel tuberculosis drugs.
J Mol Biol. 2000 Jan 14;295(2):307-23. doi: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3328.
Proteogenomic analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by high resolution mass spectrometry.
Mol Cell Proteomics. 2011 Dec;10(12):M111.011627. doi: 10.1074/mcp.M111.011445. Epub 2011 Oct 3.
Deciphering the biology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from the complete genome sequence.
Nature. 1998 Jun 11;393(6685):537-44. doi: 10.1038/31159.