Journal
RARE DISEASES
Volume 3, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/21675511.2015.1112479
Keywords
Folate; homocysteine; MTHFD1; severe combined immunodeficiency; thymidylate
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- National Institutes of Health [R37DK58144]
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Human mutations in MTHFD1 have recently been identified in patients with severe combined immunodeficiency ( SCID). SCID results from inborn errors of metabolism that cause impaired T-and B-cell proliferation and function. One of the most common causes of SCID is adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency, which ultimately inhibits DNA synthesis and cell division. MTHFD1 has been shown to translocate to the nucleus during S-phase of the cell cycle; this localization is critical for synthesis of thymidyate (dTMP or the T base in DNA) and subsequent progression through the cell cycle and cell proliferation. Identification of MTHFD1 mutations that are associated with SCID highlights the potential importance of adequate dTMP synthesis in the etiology of SCID.
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