PRS1 [YKL181W]
5-phospho-ribosyl-1(alpha)-pyrophosphate synthetase; synthesizes PRPP, which is required for nucleotide, histidine, and tryptophan biosynthesis; plays a key role in cell wall integrity (CWI) pathway; one of five related enzymes, which are active as heteromultimeric complexes; missense mutations in human homolog PRPS1 are associated with neuropathic Arts syndrome and Charcot-Marie Tooth (CMTX5) disease; Belongs to the ribose-phosphate pyrophosphokinase family.
Synonyms: PRS1, PRS1p, P32895, P32895p, PPS1 ...