MTHFD1 Gene Summary [Human]

This gene encodes a protein that possesses three distinct enzymatic activities, 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase, 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate cyclohydrolase and 10-formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase. Each of these activities catalyzes one of three sequential reactions in the interconversion of 1-carbon derivatives of tetrahydrofolate, which are substrates for methionine, thymidylate, and de novo purine syntheses. The trifunctional enzymatic activities are conferred by two major domains, an aminoterminal portion containing the dehydrogenase and cyclohydrolase activities and a larger synthetase domain. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Details

Type
Protein Coding
Official Symbol
MTHFD1
Official Name
methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase, cyclohydrolase and formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase 1 [Source:HGNC Symbol;Acc:HGNC:7432]
Ensembl ID
ENSG00000100714
Bio databases IDs NCBI: 4522 Ensembl: ENSG00000100714
Aliases methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase, cyclohydrolase and formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase 1
Synonyms C1-tetrahydrofolate synthase, C1-TETRAHYDROFOLATE SYNTHASE C, CIMAH, CYTOPLASMIC C1-THF SYNTHASE, Dcs, E430024A07Rik, LOC64300, methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase, cyclohydrolase and formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase 1, methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (NADP+ dependent), methenyltetrahydrofolate cyclohydrolase, formyltetrahydrofolate synthase, MTHFC, MTHFD
Species
Human, Homo sapiens
OrthologiesMouseRat

Protein Domains

A protein domain is a distinct structural or functional region within a protein that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain. These domains in human MTHFD1 often fold into stable, three-dimensional structures and are associated with specific biological functions, such as binding to DNA, other proteins, or small molecules.
  • Rossmann-fold NAD(P)(+)-binding proteins
  • formate-tetrahydrofolate ligase
  • Tetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase/cyclohydrolase, catalytic domain
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (NADP)
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (NAD)
  • Formate--tetrahydrofolate ligase
  • methenyltetrahydrofolate cyclohydrolase
  • enzyme
  • protein binding
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase
  • P-loop containing Nucleoside Triphosphate Hydrolases

Top Findings

The most significant associations for this gene, including commonly observed domains, pathway involvement, and functional highlights based on current data.
disease
  • obesity
  • metastasis
  • combined immunodeficiency and megaloblastic anemia with or without hyperhomocysteinemia
  • severe combined immunodeficiency
  • susceptibility to folate-sensitive spina bifida
  • major depression
  • susceptibility to folate-sensitive neural tube defects
  • ovarian carcinoma
  • epithelial ovarian cancer
  • combined immunodeficiency and megaloblastic anemia with hyperhomocysteinemia
regulated by
regulates
  • folitixorin
  • 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate
  • L-methionine
  • purine nucleotide
  • serine family amino acid
  • 10-formyltetrahydrofolic acid
  • one-carbon compound
  • purine ribonucleotide
  • L-tetrahydrofolic acid
role in cell
  • growth
  • replication in
  • anoikis
  • homeostasis

Subcellular Expression

Locations within the cell where the protein is known or predicted to be active, providing insight into its function and cellular context.
  • Cytoplasm
  • Nucleus
  • Mitochondria
  • cytosol

Gene Ontology Annotations

Describes the biological processes, cellular components, and molecular functions associated with the human MTHFD1 gene, providing context for its role in the cell.

Biological Process

Functions and activities the gene product is involved in
  • methionine biosynthetic process
  • purine ribonucleotide biosynthetic process
  • somite development
  • purine nucleotide biosynthetic process
  • embryonic neurocranium morphogenesis
  • 10-formyltetrahydrofolate biosynthetic process
  • serine family amino acid metabolic process
  • neutrophil homeostasis
  • one-carbon metabolic process
  • embryonic viscerocranium morphogenesis
  • methionine metabolic process
  • heart development
  • neural tube closure
  • tetrahydrofolate interconversion
  • transsulfuration
  • serine family amino acid biosynthetic process

Cellular Component

Where in the cell the gene product is active
  • extracellular vesicular exosome
  • mitochondrion
  • membrane
  • cytosol

Molecular Function

What the gene product does at the molecular level
  • ATP binding
  • protein binding
  • formate-tetrahydrofolate ligase activity
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] activity
  • methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (NADP+) activity
  • methenyltetrahydrofolate cyclohydrolase activity

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