UCKL1
Function
May contribute to UTP accumulation needed for blast transformation and proliferation.
Pathway
Pyrimidine metabolism; CTP biosynthesis via salvage pathway; CTP from cytidine: step 1/3.
Pyrimidine metabolism; UMP biosynthesis via salvage pathway; UMP from uridine: step 1/1.
Post-translational modifications
Ubiquitinated by RNF19B; which induces proteasomal degradation.
Sequence Similarities
Belongs to the uridine kinase family.
Tissue Specificity
Ubiquitous.
Cellular localization
- Cytoplasm
- Nucleus
- EBNA3 induces isoform 1 translocation to the nucleus, whereas it does change isoform 3 location.
Alternative names
URKL1, F538, UCKL1, Uridine-cytidine kinase-like 1