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TPMT transfers methyl group to 6MP, forming 6MeMP
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authored
[InstanceEdit:9748997] Jassal, Bijay, 2021-07-29
catalystActivity
[CatalystActivity:158629] thiopurine S-methyltransferase activity of TPMT [cytosol]
category
transition
compartment
[Compartment:70101] cytosol
created
[InstanceEdit:9748997] Jassal, Bijay, 2021-07-29
dbId
9748983
displayName
TPMT transfers methyl group to 6MP, forming 6MeMP
edited
[InstanceEdit:9748997] Jassal, Bijay, 2021-07-29
eventOf
[Pathway:R-HSA-9748787] Azathioprine ADME - Homo sapiens
goBiologicalProcess
[GO_BiologicalProcess:8764] xenobiotic metabolic process
input
[ChemicalDrug:R-ALL-9748998] 6MP [cytosol]
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-71284] AdoMet [cytosol]
isChimeric
false
isInDisease
false
isInferred
false
literatureReference
[LiteratureReference:9750256] Human erythrocyte thiopurine methyltransferase: radiochemical microassay and biochemical properties
maxDepth
1
modified
[InstanceEdit:10732209] Weiser, Joel, 2026-03-16
name
TPMT transfers methyl group to 6MP, forming 6MeMP
6MP--TPMT-->6MeMP
orthologousEvent
[Reaction:R-GGA-9748983] TPMT transfers methyl group to 6MP, forming 6MeMP - Gallus gallus
[Reaction:R-XTR-9748983] TPMT transfers methyl group to 6MP, forming 6MeMP - Xenopus tropicalis
[Reaction:R-DRE-9748983] TPMT transfers methyl group to 6MP, forming 6MeMP - Danio rerio
[Reaction:R-SSC-9748983] TPMT transfers methyl group to 6MP, forming 6MeMP - Sus scrofa
[Reaction:R-BTA-9748983] TPMT transfers methyl group to 6MP, forming 6MeMP - Bos taurus
[Reaction:R-CFA-9748983] TPMT transfers methyl group to 6MP, forming 6MeMP - Canis familiaris
[Reaction:R-RNO-9748983] TPMT transfers methyl group to 6MP, forming 6MeMP - Rattus norvegicus
[Reaction:R-MMU-9748983] TPMT transfers methyl group to 6MP, forming 6MeMP - Mus musculus
output
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-9748982] 6MeMP [cytosol]
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-71285] AdoHcy [cytosol]
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-70106] H+ [cytosol]
precedingEvent
[Reaction:R-HSA-9748996] GST dimers cleave AZA to 6MP - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-9751037] SLC28A2,3 cotransport 6MP and Na+ from extracellular region to cytosol - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-9751024] SLC29A1,2 transport 6MP from extracellular region to cytosol - Homo sapiens
releaseDate
2021-12-08
reviewStatus
[ReviewStatus:9821382] five stars
reviewed
[InstanceEdit:9756856] Huddart, Rachel, 2021-10-19
schemaClass
Reaction
species
[Species:48887] Homo sapiens
stId
R-HSA-9748983
summation
[Summation:9750183] 6-mercaptopurine (6MP) can be metabolized via three competin...
Referrals
(hasEvent)
[Pathway:R-HSA-9748787] Azathioprine ADME
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