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Gene Name

NT5E

Gene Alias

CD73, E5NT, NT, NT5, NTE, eN, eNT

Gene Description

5'-nucleotidase, ecto (CD73)

Omim ID

Gene Ontology

Gene Summary

Ecto-5-prime-nucleotidase (5-prime-ribonucleotide phosphohydrolase; EC 3.1.3.5) catalyzes the conversion at neutral pH of purine 5-prime mononucleotides to nucleosides, the preferred substrate being AMP. The enzyme consists of a dimer of 2 identical 70-kD subunits bound by a glycosyl phosphatidyl inositol linkage to the external face of the plasma membrane. The enzyme is used as a marker of lymphocyte differentiation. Consequently, a deficiency of NT5 occurs in a variety of immunodeficiency diseases (e.g., see MIM 102700, MIM 300300). Other forms of 5-prime nucleotidase exist in the cytoplasm and lysosomes and can be distinguished from ecto-NT5 by their substrate affinities, requirement for divalent magnesium ion, activation by ATP, and inhibition by inorganic phosphate.[supplied by OMIM

Other Designations

5' nucleotidase (CD73)|5' nucleotidase, ecto|OTTHUMP00000016808|OTTHUMP00000040565|Purine 5-Prime-Nucleotidase|ecto-5'-nucleotidase