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RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P
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catalystActivity
[CatalystActivity:71302] D-ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase activity of RPE:Fe2+ dimers [cytosol]
catalystActivityReference
[CatalystActivityReference:9643472] ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase activity of RPE:Fe2+ dimers [cytosol] Biochemical genetics of the pentose phosphate cycle: human ribose 5-phosphate isomerase (RPI) and ribulose 5-phosphate 3-epimerase (RPE)
category
transition
compartment
[Compartment:70101] cytosol
crossReference
[DatabaseIdentifier:12667747] RHEA:13678
[DatabaseIdentifier:9934044] RHEA:13678
dbId
71303
displayName
RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P
edited
[InstanceEdit:8957344] Jassal, Bijay, 2017-01-25
eventOf
[Pathway:R-HSA-71336] Pentose phosphate pathway - Homo sapiens
followingEvent
[Reaction:R-HSA-71335] xylulose 5-phosphate + D-erythrose 4-phosphate <=> D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate + D-fructose 6-phosphate - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-71324] ribose 5-phosphate + xylulose 5-phosphate <=> sedoheptulose 7-phosphate + D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate - Homo sapiens
input
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-29732] RU5P [cytosol]
isInDisease
false
isInferred
false
literatureReference
[LiteratureReference:199804] Phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthesis from glucose decreases during amino acid starvation of human lymphoblasts
[LiteratureReference:467370] Biochemical genetics of the pentose phosphate cycle: human ribose 5-phosphate isomerase (RPI) and ribulose 5-phosphate 3-epimerase (RPE)
[LiteratureReference:8957342] Conversion of D-ribulose 5-phosphate to D-xylulose 5-phosphate: new insights from structural and biochemical studies on human RPE
maxDepth
1
modified
[InstanceEdit:11108703] Weiser, Joel, 2026-03-16
name
RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P
D-ribulose 5-phosphate <=> xylulose 5-phosphate
orthologousEvent
[Reaction:R-PFA-71303] RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P - Plasmodium falciparum
[Reaction:R-SCE-71303] RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
[Reaction:R-SPO-71303] RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P - Schizosaccharomyces pombe
[Reaction:R-DDI-71303] RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P - Dictyostelium discoideum
[Reaction:R-CEL-71303] RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P - Caenorhabditis elegans
[Reaction:R-DME-71303] RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P - Drosophila melanogaster
[Reaction:R-GGA-71303] RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P - Gallus gallus
[Reaction:R-XTR-71303] RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P - Xenopus tropicalis
[Reaction:R-DRE-71303] RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P - Danio rerio
[Reaction:R-SSC-71303] RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P - Sus scrofa
[Reaction:R-BTA-71303] RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P - Bos taurus
[Reaction:R-CFA-71303] RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P - Canis familiaris
[Reaction:R-RNO-71303] RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P - Rattus norvegicus
[Reaction:R-MMU-71303] RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P - Mus musculus
output
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-29790] XY5P [cytosol]
precedingEvent
[Reaction:R-HSA-71299] PGD decarboxylates 6-phospho-D-gluconate - Homo sapiens
releaseDate
2004-07-06
reviewStatus
[ReviewStatus:9821382] five stars
revised
[InstanceEdit:8957344] Jassal, Bijay, 2017-01-25
[InstanceEdit:469644] D'Eustachio, P, 2010-01-24
schemaClass
Reaction
species
[Species:48887] Homo sapiens
stId
R-HSA-71303
summation
[Summation:178640] Cytosolic ribulose-5-phosphate-3-epimerase (RPE), using Fe2+...
updateTrackers
[UpdateTracker:9791147] Update Tracker - [Reaction:71303] RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P - v32:[addLiteratureReference, modifyText]
[UpdateTracker:9781588] Update Tracker - [Reaction:71303] RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P - v60:[addLiteratureReference, modifyText]
[UpdateTracker:9792240] Update Tracker - [Reaction:71303] RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P - v22:[addLiteratureReference]
Referrals
(updatedInstance)
[UpdateTracker:9791147] Update Tracker - [Reaction:71303] RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P - v32:[addLiteratureReference, modifyText]
[UpdateTracker:9781588] Update Tracker - [Reaction:71303] RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P - v60:[addLiteratureReference, modifyText]
[UpdateTracker:9792240] Update Tracker - [Reaction:71303] RPE dimers isomerise RU5P to XY5P - v22:[addLiteratureReference]
(hasEvent)
[Pathway:R-HSA-71336] Pentose phosphate pathway
(precedingEvent)
[Reaction:R-HSA-71324] ribose 5-phosphate + xylulose 5-phosphate <=> sedoheptulose 7-phosphate + D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
[Reaction:R-HSA-71335] xylulose 5-phosphate + D-erythrose 4-phosphate <=> D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate + D-fructose 6-phosphate
(reverseReaction)
[Reaction:R-HSA-199803] RPE dimers isomerize XY5P to RU5P
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