Target Information

Target General Infomation
Target ID
T89515
Former ID
TTDS00208
Target Name
Dihydrofolate reductase
Gene Name
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Synonyms
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Target Type
Successful
Disease Advanced cancers [ICD9: 140-229; ICD10: C00-C96]
Gram-positive bacterial infection [ICD9: 001-009, 010-018, 020-027, 030-041, 080-088, 090-099, 100-104]
Leukemia [ICD9: 208.9; ICD10: C90-C95]
Malaria; Anxiety disorder [ICD9:300, 311; ICD10: B54, F32, F40-F42]
Malaria [ICD10: B54]
Peripheral T-cell lymphoma; Breast cancer [ICD9:202.7, 174, 175; ICD10: C84.4, C50]
Toxoplasmosis; Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia [ICD10: B58]
Function
Bifunctional enzyme. Involved in de novo dTMP biosynthesis. Key enzyme in folate metabolism. Catalyzes an essential reaction for de novo glycine and purine synthesis, DNA precursor synthesis, and for the conversion of dUMP to dTMP.
BioChemical Class
Oxidoreductases acting on CH-NH group of donors
Target Validation
T89515
UniProt ID
Q9HBH1
EC Number
EC 1.5.1.3
Sequence
MARLWGALSLWPLWAAVPWGGAAAVGVRACSSTAAPDGVEGPALRRSYWRHLRRLVLGPP
EPPFSHVCQVGDPVLRGVAAPVERAQLGGPELQRLTQRLVQVMRRRRCVGLSAPQLGVPR
QVLALELPEALCRECPPRQRALRQMEPFPLRVFVNPSLRVLDSRLVTFPEGCESVAGFLA
CVPRFQAVQISGLDPNGEQVVWQASGWAARIIQHEMDHLQGCLFIDKMDSRTFTNVYWMK
VND
Drugs and Mode of Action
Drug(s) Chlorproguanil Drug Info Approved Malaria [536602]
MCB-3837 Drug Info Approved Malaria [536773]
Pralatrexate Drug Info Approved Peripheral T-cell lymphoma; Breast cancer [530677], [541920], [551871]
Proguanil Drug Info Approved Malaria [536135]
Proquanil Drug Info Approved Malaria; Anxiety disorder [536602], [551871]
Trimetrexate Drug Info Approved Toxoplasmosis; Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia [551871]
Metoprine Drug Info Phase 2 Advanced cancers [523875], [542436]
PREMETREXED Drug Info Phase 2 Discovery agent [521700]
Aminopterin Drug Info Withdrawn from market Leukemia [550114]
Inhibitor 2'-Monophosphoadenosine 5'-Diphosphoribose Drug Info [551393]
2'-Monophosphoadenosine-5'-Diphosphate Drug Info [551393]
2,4-diamino triazine Drug Info [537892]
2-(N-Morpholino)-Ethanesulfonic Acid Drug Info [551393]
2-Allylthio-3-benzyl-6-nitro-quinazolin-4(3H)-one Drug Info [530816]
2-Allylthio-6-amino-3-benzyl-quinazolin-4(3H)-one Drug Info [530816]
3-Benzyl-2-ethylthio-6-nitro-quinazolin-4(3H)-one Drug Info [530816]
3-benzyl-2-mercapto-6-nitroquinazolin-4(3H)-one Drug Info [530816]
3-Phenylsulfanylmethyl-quinoxaline-5,7-diamine Drug Info [533598]
4-(2,6-diamino-9H-purin-8-yl)-2,6-dimethoxyphenol Drug Info [530674]
5,10-Dideazatetrahydrofolic Acid Drug Info [551393]
5-((E)-Styryl)-quinazoline-2,4-diamine Drug Info [533781]
5-(2-fluorobenzyloxy)quinazoline-2,4-diamine Drug Info [529261]
5-(4-Methoxyphenoxy)-2,4-Quinazolinediamine Drug Info [551393]
5-Chloryl-2,4,6-Quinazolinetriamine Drug Info [551393]
5-Formyl-6-Hydrofolic Acid Drug Info [551393]
5-p-Tolylsulfanyl-quinazoline-2,4-diamine Drug Info [526126]
5-Phenethyl-quinazoline-2,4-diamine Drug Info [533781]
5-Phenylsulfanyl-2,4-Quinazolinediamine Drug Info [551393]
5-Phenylsulfanyl-quinazoline-2,4-diamine Drug Info [526126]
6,7-Diphenyl-pteridine-2,4-diamine Drug Info [526601]
6-(2-Phenylsulfanyl-ethyl)-pteridine-2,4-diamine Drug Info [526601]
6-m-Tolyl-pteridine-2,4,7-triamine Drug Info [526601]
6-Phenylaminomethyl-quinazoline-2,4-diamine Drug Info [526679]
6-Phenylsulfanylmethyl-pteridine-2,4-diamine Drug Info [534121]
7-Methyl-7H-pyrrolo[3,2-f]quinazoline-1,3-diamine Drug Info [534126]
7H-Pyrrolo[3,2-f]quinazoline-1,3-diamine Drug Info [534126]
8-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenyl)-9H-purine-2,6-diamine Drug Info [530674]
8-(2,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-9H-purine-2,6-diamine Drug Info [530674]
8-(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)-9H-purine-2,6-diamine Drug Info [530674]
8-(2,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-9H-purine-2,6-diamine Drug Info [530674]
8-(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-9H-purine-2,6-diamine Drug Info [530674]
8-(2,6-Dichloro-phenyl)-9H-purine-2,6-diamine Drug Info [534468]
8-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-9H-purine-2,6-diamine Drug Info [530674]
8-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-9H-purine-2,6-diamine Drug Info [530674]
8-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-9H-purine-2,6-diamine Drug Info [530674]
8-(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-9H-purine-2,6-diamine Drug Info [530674]
8-benzyl-9H-purine-2,6-diamine Drug Info [530674]
8-Pyridin-4-yl-9H-purine-2,6-diamine Drug Info [534468]
Aminopterin Drug Info [535644], [535830]
Beta-Mercaptoethanol Drug Info [551393]
Biopterin Drug Info [551393]
Br-WR99210 Drug Info [534947]
Brodimoprim-4,6-Dicarboxylate Drug Info [551393]
Bromo-WR99210 Drug Info [551393]
CB-3717 Drug Info [530351]
Chlorproguanil Drug Info [536602]
Cycloguanil Drug Info [536135]
Derivative of methotrexate Drug Info [533568]
Dihydrofolic Acid Drug Info [551393]
Edatrexate Drug Info [535644]
Furo[2,3d]Pyrimidine Antifolate Drug Info [551393]
GNF-PF-173 Drug Info [532648]
GNF-PF-607 Drug Info [527455]
MCB-3837 Drug Info [536602], [536773]
Metoprine Drug Info [536216]
N*6*-Benzyl-quinazoline-2,4,6-triamine Drug Info [527455]
NB-3040 Drug Info [536094]
NB3178 Drug Info [536094]
NB3322 Drug Info [536094]
PDDF Drug Info [527854]
Pergularinine Drug Info [534967]
Pralatrexate Drug Info [530677]
PREMETREXED Drug Info [535186]
Proguanil Drug Info [538065]
Proquanil Drug Info [536602]
Sri-9439 Drug Info [551391]
Sri-9662 Drug Info [551393]
Trimetrexate Drug Info [535058], [538096]
Tylophorinidine Drug Info [534967]
WR99210 Drug Info [535582], [538065]
Target Expression Profile (TEP) and Drug Resistance Mutation (DRM)
TEP EXP Info
DRM DRM Info
Pathways
PathWhiz Pathway Folate Metabolism
Pterine Biosynthesis
Reactome E2F mediated regulation of DNA replication
Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) synthesis, recycling, salvage and regulation
Metabolism of folate and pterines
G1/S-Specific Transcription
References
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Ref 530674Bioorg Med Chem. 2010 Feb 15;18(4):1684-701. Epub 2010 Jan 6.CoMFA analysis of tgDHFR and rlDHFR based on antifolates with 6-5 fused ring system using the all-orientation search (AOS) routine and a modified cross-validated r(2)-guided region selection (q(2)-GRS) routine and its initial application.
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Ref 534121J Med Chem. 1996 Apr 26;39(9):1836-45.Nonclassical 2,4-diamino-8-deazafolate analogues as inhibitors of dihydrofolate reductases from rat liver, Pneumocystis carinii, and Toxoplasma gondii.
Ref 534126J Med Chem. 1996 Feb 16;39(4):892-903.High-affinity inhibitors of dihydrofolate reductase: antimicrobial and anticancer activities of 7,8-dialkyl-1,3-diaminopyrrolo[3,2-f]quinazolines with small molecular size.
Ref 534468J Med Chem. 1997 Sep 12;40(19):3032-9.Conformationally restricted analogues of trimethoprim: 2,6-diamino-8-substituted purines as potential dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors from Pneumocystis carinii and Toxoplasma gondii.
Ref 534947Three-dimensional structure of M. tuberculosis dihydrofolate reductase reveals opportunities for the design of novel tuberculosis drugs. J Mol Biol. 2000 Jan 14;295(2):307-23.
Ref 534967Inhibition of dihydrofolate reductase and cell growth activity by the phenanthroindolizidine alkaloids pergularinine and tylophorinidine: the in vitro cytotoxicity of these plant alkaloids and their potential as antimicrobial and anticancer agents. Toxicol In Vitro. 2000 Feb;14(1):53-9.
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Ref 535186Synthesis, antifolate, and antitumor activities of classical and nonclassical 2-amino-4-oxo-5-substituted-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines. J Med Chem. 2001 Jun 7;44(12):1993-2003.
Ref 535582Novel Saccharomyces cerevisiae screen identifies WR99210 analogues that inhibit Mycobacterium tuberculosis dihydrofolate reductase. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2002 Nov;46(11):3362-9.
Ref 535644Loss of folylpoly-gamma-glutamate synthetase activity is a dominant mechanism of resistance to polyglutamylation-dependent novel antifolates in multiple human leukemia sublines. Int J Cancer. 2003 Feb 20;103(5):587-99.
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Ref 538065Transformation with human dihydrofolate reductase renders malaria parasites insensitive to WR99210 but does not affect the intrinsic activity of proguanil. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997 Sep 30;94(20):10931-6.
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