Protein Name
Ribose-phosphate pyrophosphokinase 2
UniProt ID
Ensembl Gene ID
NCBI Gene ID
Molecular Weight
34769
Protein Length
318
Target by Small Molecules
Protein-protein Interaction Database
Gene Expression
Drugs and Diseases
Enzyme Class
Catalytic Site
Catalytic Activity
ATP + D-ribose 5-phosphate = 5-phospho-alpha-D-ribose 1-diphosphate + AMP + H(+)
Function
Catalyzes the synthesis of phosphoribosylpyrophosphate (PRPP) that is essential for nucleotide synthesis.
Gene Ontology
GO:0005737; GO:0002189; GO:0043531; GO:0016208; GO:0005524; GO:0030246; GO:0019003; GO:0042802; GO:0016301; GO:0000287; GO:0042803; GO:0004749; GO:0006015; GO:0006167; GO:0031100; GO:0006139; GO:0009116; GO:0009165; GO:0006164