Human UMP/CMP kinase (cytidylate kinase; EC 2.7.4.14) is responsible for phosphorylation of CMP, UMP, and deoxycytidine monophosphate (dCMP) and also plays an important role in the activation of pyrimidine analogs, some of which are clinically useful anticancer or antiviral drugs. Previous kinetic data using recombinant or highly purified human UMP/CMP kinase showed that dCMP, as well as pyrimi...

The preparation of synthetic ribonucleic acid in which one of the nucleotide species is labeled with P32, makes possible studies on the distribution of the labeled nucleotide in the polynucleotide chain. Fig. 1 presents the structure of a polynucleotide in which labeled adenylic acid is randomly distributed. Hydrolysis of such a polymer with snake venom phosphodiesterase (Fig. 1A) will yield a ...

Summary Ascospores generated during sexual reproduction are the primary inoculum for wheat scab fungus Fusarium graminearum . Purine metabolism is known to play important roles in fungal pathogens but its lifecycle stage‐specific regulation unclear. By characterizing genes involved purine de novo and salvage biosynthesis pathways, we showed that syntheses of inosine, adenosine guanosine monopho...

The cyclic nucleotide monophosphates (cNMPs), and notably 3',5'-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) and 3',5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) are now accepted as key signaling molecules in many processes in plants including growth and differentiation, photosynthesis, and biotic and abiotic defense. At the single molecule level, we are now beginning to understand how cNMPs modify specifi...