Synonyms:ENTREZ:2356, FPGS, HGNC:3824, MIM:136510, NM_001018078, NM_001288803, NM_004957, NP_001018088, NP_001275732, NP_004948, NR_110170, XM_005251864, XM_011518439, XM_017014565, XM_017014566, XP_005251921, XP_011516741, XP_016870054, XP_016870055, XR_242581, XR_242582, folylpolyglutamate synthase
Omim:OMIM:136510
Id:0b22a13d-38e8-52cf-b3bd-bc15590185b6
Hgnc:HGNC:3824
Description:folylpolyglutamate synthase
This gene encodes the folylpolyglutamate synthetase enzyme. This enzyme has a central role in establishing and maintaining both cytosolic and mitochondrial folylpolyglutamate concentrations and, therefore, is essential for folate homeostasis and the survival of proliferating cells. This enzyme catalyzes the ATP-dependent addition of glutamate moieties to folate and folate derivatives. Alternative splicing results in transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2014]