Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 10588
Gene name Methenyltetrahydrofolate synthetase
Gene symbol MTHFS
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
HsT19268NEDMEHM
Chromosome 15
Chromosome location 15q25.1
Summary The protein encoded by this gene is an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of 5-formyltetrahydrofolate to 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate, a precursor of reduced folates involved in 1-carbon metabolism. An increased activity of the encoded protein can resu
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT023879 hsa-miR-1-3p Proteomics 18668040
MIRT029878 hsa-miR-26b-5p Microarray 19088304
MIRT1163447 hsa-miR-1276 CLIP-seq
MIRT1163448 hsa-miR-1305 CLIP-seq
MIRT1163449 hsa-miR-1324 CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000166 Function Nucleotide binding IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 28514442, 33961781
GO:0005524 Function ATP binding IDA 19738041
GO:0005524 Function ATP binding IEA
GO:0005542 Function Folic acid binding IDA 7766710, 19738041
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
604197 7437 ENSG00000136371
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P49914
Protein name 5-formyltetrahydrofolate cyclo-ligase (EC 6.3.3.2) (5,10-methenyl-tetrahydrofolate synthetase) (MTHFS) (Methenyl-THF synthetase)
Protein function Contributes to tetrahydrofolate metabolism. Helps regulate carbon flow through the folate-dependent one-carbon metabolic network that supplies carbon for the biosynthesis of purines, thymidine and amino acids. Catalyzes the irreversible conversi
PDB 3HXT , 3HY3 , 3HY4 , 3HY6
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF01812 5-FTHF_cyc-lig 10 198 5-formyltetrahydrofolate cyclo-ligase family Family
Sequence
Sequence length 203
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  One carbon pool by folate
Metabolic pathways
Folate transport and metabolism
  Metabolism of folate and pterines
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Neurodevelopmental disorder with microcephaly, epilepsy, and hypomyelination Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs765726078, rs771379232, rs1349638340 RCV004765952
RCV000766132
RCV000766131
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
MTHFS-related disorder Benign; Likely benign rs375170671, rs544557204, rs774395304, rs190625458, rs139934877 RCV003976106
RCV003960943
RCV003973641
RCV003936329
RCV003905986
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome Associate 24894164
Congenital Hereditary and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Associate 30031689
Genetic Diseases Inborn Associate 28805617
Heart Defects Congenital Associate 28264803
Kidney Diseases Associate 18522750
Lung Neoplasms Associate 17533396
Lymphoma Non Hodgkin Associate 17119116
Muscle Spasticity Associate 30031689
Neoplasms Associate 17533396
Renal Insufficiency Chronic Associate 18522750