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DHFR Gene Record

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  • DHFR 1719 Druggable Genome

    Alternate Names:

    1719
    DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE
    DHFR
    DHFRP1
    DYR
    126060
    2861
    ENSG00000228716
    OTTHUMG00000162529
    P00374
    DYR_HUMAN
    ENSG00000188985
    DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (EC 1.5.1.3). [SOURCE:UNIPROT/SWISSPROT;ACC:P00374]
    ENSG00000168129
    BE0000330
    2603
    PA143
    T17345
    NM_000791
    NP_000782

    Gene Info:

    Uniprot Evidence 1: Evidence at protein level
    Interpro Short Name DHFR_dom
    Human Readable Name DRUGGABLE GENOME
    Interpro Type Domain
    Interpro Acc IPR001796
    Interpro Name Dihydrofolate reductase domain
    Uniprot Status Swiss-Prot
    Target Subclass 1.5.1.3
    Target Main Class Enzymes
    Target Class Enzymes
    Target Subclass EC:1.5.1.3
    Gene Biotype PROTEIN_CODING
    GuideToPharmacology Gene Category Name 1.-.-.- Oxidoreductases
    GuideToPharmacology Gene Category ID 840
    GuideToPharmacology Gene Category Name Nucleoside synthesis and metabolism
    GuideToPharmacology Gene Category ID 920
    (12 More Sources)

    Gene Categories: Category Details

    DRUGGABLE GENOME
    ENZYME

    Publications:

    Shimanovsky et al., 2013, Pralatrexate : evaluation of clinical efficacy and toxicity in T-cell lymphoma., Expert Opin Pharmacother
    Wooden et al., 1997, Analysis in yeast of antimalaria drugs that target the dihydrofolate reductase of Plasmodium falciparum., Mol. Biochem. Parasitol.
    Rastelli et al., 2003, Structure of Plasmodium vivax dihydrofolate reductase determined by homology modeling and molecular dynamics refinement., Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett.
    Tropak MB et al., 2015, Pyrimethamine Derivatives: Insight into Binding Mechanism and Improved Enhancement of Mutant β-N-acetylhexosaminidase Activity., J Med Chem
    Chen et al., 2002, TTD: Therapeutic Target Database., Nucleic Acids Res.
    Fidock et al., 1997, Transformation 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.
    Kindler, 2002, Pemetrexed in pancreatic cancer., Semin. Oncol.
    Giovannetti et al., 2005, Cellular and pharmacogenetics foundation of synergistic interaction of pemetrexed and gemcitabine in human non-small-cell lung cancer cells., Mol. Pharmacol.
    Mauritz et al., 2002, Multiple mechanisms of resistance to methotrexate and novel antifolates in human CCRF-CEM leukemia cells and their implications for folate homeostasis., Biochem. Pharmacol.
    Hanauske et al., 2001, Pemetrexed disodium: a novel antifolate clinically active against multiple solid tumors., Oncologist
    Adjei, 2001, Gemcitabine and pemetrexed disodium combinations in vitro and in vivo., Lung Cancer
    Corrigan A et al., 2014, Pharmacogenetics of pemetrexed combination therapy in lung cancer: pathway analysis reveals novel toxicity associations., Pharmacogenomics J
    Adjei, 2002, Pemetrexed in the treatment of selected solid tumors., Semin. Oncol.
    Molina et al., 2003, The role of Pemetrexed (Alimta , LY231514) in lung cancer therapy., Clin Lung Cancer
    Norman, 2001, Pemetrexed disodium (Eli Lilly)., Curr Opin Investig Drugs
    Pivot et al., 2001, Pemetrexed disodium in recurrent locally advanced or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck., Br. J. Cancer
    Schultz et al., Sequence dependence of Alimta (LY231514, MTA) combined with doxorubicin in ZR-75-1 human breast carcinoma cells., Anticancer Res.
    Adjei, 2001, Gemcitabine and Pemetrexed disodium in treating breast cancer., Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)
    Jung M et al., 2013, Pharmacogenomic assessment of outcomes of pemetrexed-treated patients with adenocarcinoma of the lung., Yonsei Med J
    Serra et al., 2004, Analysis of dihydrofolate reductase and reduced folate carrier gene status in relation to methotrexate resistance in osteosarcoma cells., Ann. Oncol.
    Wani et al., 1994, Increased methotrexate resistance and dhfr gene amplification as a consequence of induced Ha-ras expression in NIH 3T3 cells., Cancer Res.
    Domin et al., 1983, Establishment of dihydrofolate reductase-increased human cell lines and relationship between dihydrofolate reductase levels and gene copy., Cancer Res.
    Selassie et al., 1982, A comparison of the inhibition of growth of methotrexate-resistant and -sensitive leukemia cells in culture by triazines. Evidence for a new mechanism of cell resistance to methotrexate., J. Med. Chem.
    Cavalcanti et al., 1992, Simultaneous changes in various mechanisms that mediate the cell incorporation of folate compounds account for low levels of resistance to methotrexate., Cell Biochem. Funct.
    Salazar J et al., 2014, Polymorphisms in genes involved in the mechanism of action of methotrexate: are they associated with outcome in rheumatoid arthritis patients?, Pharmacogenomics
    Uga et al., 2006, A new mechanism of methotrexate action revealed by target screening with affinity beads., Mol. Pharmacol.
    Ongaro A et al., 2009, Gene polymorphisms in folate metabolizing enzymes in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia: effects on methotrexate-related toxicity and survival., Haematologica
    Jabeen S et al., 2015, Impact of genetic variants of RFC1, DHFR and MTHFR in osteosarcoma patients treated with high-dose methotrexate., Pharmacogenomics J
    Kaufman et al., 1981, Amplification and loss of dihydrofolate reductase genes in a Chinese hamster ovary cell line., Mol. Cell. Biol.
    Sharma S et al., 2009, Purine biosynthetic pathway genes and methotrexate response in rheumatoid arthritis patients among north Indians., Pharmacogenet Genomics
    Thompson et al., 1992, Assay for expression of methotrexate-resistant dihydrofolate reductase activity in the presence of drug-sensitive enzyme., J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods
    Neef et al., 1976, Interaction of 1,N6-ethenoadenine derivatives of triphosphopyridine and reduced triphosphopyridine nucleotides with dihydrofolate reductase from amethopterin-resistant L1210 cells., Biochemistry
    Hänggi et al., 1976, Altered regulation of the rate of synthesis of dihydrofolate reductase in methotrexate-resistant hamster cells., J. Biol. Chem.
    Totani et al., 2006, High-mannose-type glycan modifications of dihydrofolate reductase using glycan-methotrexate conjugates., Bioorg. Med. Chem.
    Salazar J et al., 2012, Methotrexate consolidation treatment according to pharmacogenetics of MTHFR ameliorates event-free survival in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia., Pharmacogenomics J
    Assaraf, 2007, Molecular basis of antifolate resistance., Cancer Metastasis Rev.
    Bennett et al., 2006, Neutron diffraction studies of Escherichia coli dihydrofolate reductase complexed with methotrexate., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.
    Inoue K et al., 2014, Molecular basis for pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis therapy., Drug Metab Pharmacokinet
    Al-Rashood et al., 2006, Synthesis, dihydrofolate reductase inhibition, antitumor testing, and molecular modeling study of some new 4(3H)-quinazolinone analogs., Bioorg. Med. Chem.
    Al-Shakfa F et al., 2009, DNA variants in region for noncoding interfering transcript of dihydrofolate reductase gene and outcome in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia., Clin Cancer Res
    Kodidela S et al., 2015, Influence of dihydrofolate reductase gene polymorphisms rs408626 (-317A>G) and rs442767 (-680C>A) on the outcome of methotrexate-based maintenance therapy in South Indian patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia., Eur J Clin Pharmacol
    Le Bras et al., 2003, The mechanisms of resistance to antimalarial drugs in Plasmodium falciparum., Fundam Clin Pharmacol
    Vasconcelos et al., Mutations in Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase and dihydropteroate synthase of isolates from the Amazon region of Brazil., Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
    Durand et al., 2001, Plasmodium falciparum: pfcrt and DHFR mutations are associated with failure of chloroquine plus proguanil prophylaxis in travelers., J. Infect. Dis.
    Tahar et al., 2001, Kinetic properties of dihydrofolate reductase from wild-type and mutant Plasmodium vivax expressed in Escherichia coli., Mol. Biochem. Parasitol.
    Kaneko et al., 1999, Intrinsic efficacy of proguanil against falciparum and vivax malaria independent of the metabolite cycloguanil., J. Infect. Dis.
    Barrow et al., 2004, Functional cloning of Bacillus anthracis dihydrofolate reductase and confirmation of natural resistance to trimethoprim., Antimicrob. Agents Chemother.
    Floris-Moore et al., 2003, Adverse reactions to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole in AIDS., Ann Pharmacother
    Rosowsky et al., 2004, Synthesis of 2,4-diamino-6-[2'-O-(omega-carboxyalkyl)oxydibenz[b,f]azepin-5-yl]methylpteridines as potent and selective inhibitors of Pneumocystis carinii, Toxoplasma gondii, and Mycobacterium avium dihydrofolate reductase., J. Med. Chem.
    Nahimana et al., 2004, Mutations of Pneumocystis jirovecii dihydrofolate reductase associated with failure of prophylaxis., Antimicrob. Agents Chemother.
    Laskowska et al., 2003, Trimethoprim induces heat shock proteins and protein aggregation in E. coli cells., Curr. Microbiol.
    Berman et al., 2000, The Protein Data Bank., Nucleic Acids Res.
    Overington et al., 2006, How many drug targets are there?, Nat Rev Drug Discov
    Imming et al., 2006, Drugs, their targets and the nature and number of drug targets., Nat Rev Drug Discov
    Selhub et al., 1978, Inhibition of folate enzymes by sulfasalazine., J. Clin. Invest.
    Takebe et al., 2001, Generation of dual resistance to 4-hydroperoxycyclophosphamide and methotrexate by retroviral transfer of the human aldehyde dehydrogenase class 1 gene and a mutated dihydrofolate reductase gene., Mol. Ther.
    Levine et al., 1985, Effects of estrogen and tamoxifen on the regulation of dihydrofolate reductase gene expression in a human breast cancer cell line., Cancer Res.
    Li et al., 1995, Antitumor activity of antifolate inhibitors of thymidylate and purine synthesis in human soft tissue sarcoma cell lines with intrinsic resistance to methotrexate., Clin. Cancer Res.
    Takemura et al., 1996, Biological activity and intracellular metabolism of ZD1694 in human leukemia cell lines with different resistance mechanisms to antifolate drugs., Jpn. J. Cancer Res.
    Warlick et al., 2002, In vivo selection of antifolate-resistant transgenic hematopoietic stem cells in a murine bone marrow transplant model., J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther.
    Sowers R et al., 2011, Impairment of methotrexate transport is common in osteosarcoma tumor samples., Sarcoma
    Zhu et al., Severe folate restriction results in depletion of and alteration in the composition of the intracellular folate pool, moderate sensitization to methotrexate and trimetrexate, upregulation of endogenous DHFR activity, and overexpression of metallothionein II and folate receptor alpha that, upon folate repletion, confer drug resistance to CHL cells., J. Exp. Ther. Oncol.
    Graffner-Nordberg et al., 2001, Design, synthesis, computational prediction, and biological evaluation of ester soft drugs as inhibitors of dihydrofolate reductase from Pneumocystis carinii., J. Med. Chem.
    Polshakov et al., 1999, Structure and dynamics in solution of the complex of Lactobacillus casei dihydrofolate reductase with the new lipophilic antifolate drug trimetrexate., Protein Sci.
    Sweeney et al., 2003, Trimetrexate inhibits progression of the murine 32Dp210 model of chronic myeloid leukemia in animals expressing drug-resistant dihydrofolate reductase., Cancer Res.
    Bertino et al., 1999, Use of variants of dihydrofolate reductase in gene transfer to produce resistance to methotrexate and trimetrexate., Prog Exp Tumor Res
    Al-Omary et al., 2010, Non-classical antifolates. Part 2: synthesis, biological evaluation, and molecular modeling study of some new 2,6-substituted-quinazolin-4-ones., Bioorg. Med. Chem.
    Vickers et al., 2006, Biochemical and genetic analysis of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase in Leishmania metabolism and virulence., J. Biol. Chem.
    Argyrou et al., 2006, Proteome-wide profiling of isoniazid targets in Mycobacterium tuberculosis., Biochemistry
  • PIRITREXIM   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 8.88

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    n/a

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    10592235 17139284 17016423


    Sources:
    TTD DrugBank

  • CHEMBL151958   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 7.1

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    n/a

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    10592235 17139284 17016423


    Sources:
    DrugBank

  • CHEMBL32113   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 7.1

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    n/a

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    10592235 17139284 17016423


    Sources:
    DrugBank

  • CHEMBL50514   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 7.1

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    n/a

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    10592235 17139284 17016423


    Sources:
    DrugBank

  • CHEMBL32190   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 7.1

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    n/a

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    10592235 17139284 17016423


    Sources:
    DrugBank

  • ICLAPRIM   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 5.33

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    inhibitor (inhibitory)

    Interaction Info:
    Specific Action of the Ligand Inhibition
    Endogenous Drug? False
    Direct Interaction? False

    PMIDs:
    None found


    Sources:
    TTD DrugBank GuideToPharmacology

  • CHEMBL576960   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 3.55

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    n/a

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    10592235


    Sources:
    DrugBank

  • CHEMBL573077   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 3.55

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    n/a

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    10592235


    Sources:
    DrugBank

  • CHEMBL459177   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 3.55

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    n/a

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    10592235


    Sources:
    DrugBank

  • CHEMBL485961   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 3.55

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    n/a

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    10592235


    Sources:
    DrugBank

  • CHEMBL301769   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 3.55

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    n/a

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    10592235


    Sources:
    DrugBank

  • CHEMBL325434   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 3.55

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    n/a

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    10592235


    Sources:
    DrugBank

  • CHEMBL575218   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 3.55

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    n/a

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    10592235


    Sources:
    DrugBank

  • CHEMBL36245   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 3.55

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    n/a

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    10592235


    Sources:
    DrugBank

  • PRALATREXATE   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 3.11

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    inhibitor (inhibitory)

    Interaction Info:
    Trial Name PDX
    Novel drug target Established target
    Mechanism of Interaction Dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor

    PMIDs:
    23409799


    Sources:
    ClearityFoundationClinicalTrial TEND TdgClinicalTrial DrugBank GuideToPharmacology ChemblInteractions

  • PEMETREXED   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 2.54

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    inhibitor (inhibitory)

    Interaction Info:
    Specific Action of the Ligand Inhibition
    Endogenous Drug? False
    Direct Interaction? True

    PMIDs:
    12571811 15795320 11841783 11524555 11742712 24732178 12023793 14596699 11763166 11752352 11531245 11848474 11252887 23709418


    Sources:
    ClearityFoundationClinicalTrial TEND PharmGKB TdgClinicalTrial DrugBank GuideToPharmacology

  • CHLOROGUANIDE   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 2.49

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    inhibitor (inhibitory)

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    12667224 10998224 11740746 11295178 10068594 11752352


    Sources:
    DrugBank

  • TRIMETREXATE   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 2.37

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    inhibitor (inhibitory)

    Interaction Info:
    Details of the Assay for Interaction <i>In vitro</i> inhibition of wild-type human DHFR
    Specific Action of the Ligand Inhibition
    Endogenous Drug? False

    PMIDs:
    11752096 21234348 12416030 11448221 10091649 12649191 11752352 10386066


    Sources:
    TEND TdgClinicalTrial DrugBank GuideToPharmacology

  • METHOTREXATE SODIUM   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 1.78

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    inhibitor (inhibitory)

    Interaction Info:
    Mechanism of Interaction Dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor
    Direct Interaction yes

    PMIDs:
    None found


    Sources:
    ChemblInteractions

  • CHEMBL22148   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 1.18

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    n/a

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    25984755


    Sources:
    DTC

  • TRIMETHOPRIM   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 1.13

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    inhibitor (inhibitory)

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    15561838 14632594 15115391 15504856 11752352 14629008


    Sources:
    TTD

  • PYRIMETHAMINE   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 1.04

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    inhibitor (inhibitory)

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    9108546 12951104 25984755 11752352 9380737


    Sources:
    DTC DrugBank

  • RALTITREXED   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 0.67

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    n/a

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    9816025 8698629


    Sources:
    NCI

  • TALOTREXIN   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 0.59

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    n/a

    Interaction Info:
    Trial Name talotrexin, PT-523,Talvesta
    Novel drug target Established target

    PMIDs:
    None found


    Sources:
    TdgClinicalTrial

  • PERFOSFAMIDE   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 0.59

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    n/a

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    11162315


    Sources:
    NCI

  • METHOTREXATE   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 0.48

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    inhibitor (inhibitory)

    Interaction Info:
    Novel drug target Established target
    Trial Name VIBEX MTX
    Specific Action of the Ligand Inhibition

    PMIDs:
    14679136 8162600 6831441 7057421 1533575 25084201 16936229 19648163 25778468 7346712 19902562 1489988 9129 944698 16647263 11752352 21747412 17333344 17130456 24284432 16971132 19861437 26335211


    Sources:
    NCI PharmGKB TdgClinicalTrial DrugBank GuideToPharmacology ChemblInteractions

  • DIFLUNISAL   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 0.36

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    inhibitor (inhibitory)

    Interaction Info:
    Specific Action of the Ligand Inhibition
    Details of Interaction This is well below the peak plasma diflunisal levels reached at typical clinically administered doses.
    Endogenous Drug? False

    PMIDs:
    None found


    Sources:
    GuideToPharmacology

  • SODIUM BETA-NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 0.18

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    n/a

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    17139284 17016423


    Sources:
    DrugBank

  • GENTAMICIN   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 0.15

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    n/a

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    20350811


    Sources:
    DrugBank

  • SULFASALAZINE   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 0.12

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    n/a

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    22555


    Sources:
    NCI

  • TAMOXIFEN   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 0.05

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    n/a

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    3978632


    Sources:
    NCI

  • CHEMBL1161866   DHFR

    Interaction Score: 0.04

    Interaction Types & Directionality:
    n/a

    Interaction Info:

    PMIDs:
    17032644 17115689


    Sources:
    DrugBank

  • Ensembl: ENSG00000228716

    • Version: 101_38

    Alternate Names:
    DHFR Ensembl Gene Name

    Gene Info:
    Gene Biotype PROTEIN_CODING

    Publications:

  • HopkinsGroom: P00374

    • Version: 11-September-2012

    Alternate Names:
    DHFR Uniprot Gene Name
    ENSG00000228716 Ensembl Gene Id
    DYR_HUMAN Uniprot Id

    Gene Info:
    Uniprot Evidence 1: Evidence at protein level
    Interpro Short Name DHFR_dom
    Human Readable Name DRUGGABLE GENOME

    Gene Categories:
    DRUGGABLE GENOME

    Publications:

  • TEND: P00374

    • Version: 01-August-2011

    Alternate Names:
    ENSG00000228716 Ensembl Gene Id
    P00374 Uniprot Accession
    DHFR Gene Symbol

    Gene Info:
    Target Subclass 1.5.1.3
    Target Main Class Enzymes

    Publications:

  • RussLampel: ENSG00000188985

    • Version: 26-July-2011

    Alternate Names:
    DHFR Display Id
    ENSG00000188985 Ensembl Gene Id
    DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (EC 1.5.1.3). [SOURCE:UNIPROT/SWISSPROT;ACC:P00374] Description

    Gene Info:
    Human Readable Name DRUGGABLE GENOME

    Gene Categories:
    DRUGGABLE GENOME

    Publications:

  • TdgClinicalTrial: P00374

    • Version: January-2014

    Alternate Names:
    DHFR Gene Symbol

    Gene Info:
    Target Class Enzymes
    Target Subclass EC:1.5.1.3

    Publications:

  • RussLampel: ENSG00000168129

    • Version: 26-July-2011

    Alternate Names:
    DHFR Display Id
    DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (EC 1.5.1.3). [SOURCE:UNIPROT/SWISSPROT;ACC:P00374] Description
    ENSG00000168129 Ensembl Gene Id

    Gene Info:
    Human Readable Name DRUGGABLE GENOME

    Gene Categories:
    DRUGGABLE GENOME

    Publications:

  • GuideToPharmacology: 1719

    • Version: 29-September-2020

    Alternate Names:
    2861 HUGO Gene ID
    2861 HUGO Gene Symbol
    dihydrofolate reductase HUGO Gene Name

    Gene Info:
    GuideToPharmacology Gene Category Name 1.-.-.- Oxidoreductases
    GuideToPharmacology Gene Category ID 840
    GuideToPharmacology Gene Category Name Nucleoside synthesis and metabolism

    Gene Categories:
    ENZYME

    Publications:

  • PharmGKB: DHFR

    • Version: 18-August-2020

    Alternate Names:
    PA143 PharmGKB ID

    Gene Info:

    Publications:
    Corrigan A et al., 2014, Pharmacogenetics of pemetrexed combination therapy in lung cancer: pathway analysis reveals novel toxicity associations., Pharmacogenomics J
    Jung M et al., 2013, Pharmacogenomic assessment of outcomes of pemetrexed-treated patients with adenocarcinoma of the lung., Yonsei Med J
    Salazar J et al., 2014, Polymorphisms in genes involved in the mechanism of action of methotrexate: are they associated with outcome in rheumatoid arthritis patients?, Pharmacogenomics

  • DrugBank: BE0000330

    • Version: 5.1.7

    Alternate Names:
    DHFR DrugBank Gene Name
    P00374 UniProt Accession
    1719 Entrez Gene Id

    Gene Info:

    Publications:
    Vickers et al., 2006, Biochemical and genetic analysis of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase in Leishmania metabolism and virulence., J. Biol. Chem.
    Argyrou et al., 2006, Proteome-wide profiling of isoniazid targets in Mycobacterium tuberculosis., Biochemistry
    Wooden et al., 1997, Analysis in yeast of antimalaria drugs that target the dihydrofolate reductase of Plasmodium falciparum., Mol. Biochem. Parasitol.

  • NCI: DHFR

    • Version: 14-September-2017

    Alternate Names:

    Gene Info:

    Publications:
    Li et al., 1995, Antitumor activity of antifolate inhibitors of thymidylate and purine synthesis in human soft tissue sarcoma cell lines with intrinsic resistance to methotrexate., Clin. Cancer Res.
    Schornagel et al., 1984, Synthesis and evaluation of 2,4-diaminoquinazoline antifolates with activity against methotrexate-resistant human tumor cells., Biochem. Pharmacol.
    Tang et al., 1994, Formation and repair of antitumor antibiotic CC-1065-induced DNA adducts in the adenine phosphoribosyltransferase and amplified dihydrofolate reductase genes of Chinese hamster ovary cells., Biochemistry

  • DTC: DHFR

    • Version: 02-September-2020

    Alternate Names:

    Gene Info:

    Publications:
    Tropak MB et al., 2015, Pyrimethamine Derivatives: Insight into Binding Mechanism and Improved Enhancement of Mutant β-N-acetylhexosaminidase Activity., J Med Chem

  • ChemblInteractions: DHFR

    • Version: chembl_23

    Alternate Names:
    DHFR GENE_SYMBOL
    Dihydrofolate reductase UNIPROT

    Gene Info:

    Publications:

  • HingoraniCasas: ENSG00000228716

    • Version: 31-May-2017

    Alternate Names:
    ENSG00000228716 Gene Symbol
    DHFR Ensembl Id

    Gene Info:

    Gene Categories:
    DRUGGABLE GENOME

    Publications:

  • Pharos: DHFR

    • Version: 03-September-2020

    Alternate Names:
    Dihydrofolate reductase Gene Name
    P00374 UniProt ID

    Gene Info:

    Gene Categories:
    ENZYME

    Publications:

  • TTD: Dihydrofolate reductase

    • Version: 2020.06.01

    Alternate Names:
    DHFR TTD Gene Abbreviation
    T17345 TTD Target ID

    Gene Info:

    Publications:

  • ClearityFoundationClinicalTrial: DHFR

    • Version: 15-June-2013

    Alternate Names:

    Gene Info:

    Publications:

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