Anti-TYSY Antibody (C-term)

Thymidylate synthase catalyzes the methylation of deoxyuridylate to deoxythymidylate using 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate (methylene-THF) as a cofactor. This function maintains the dTMP (thymidine-5-prime monophosphate) pool critical for DNA replication and repair. The enzyme has been of interest as a target for cancer chemotherapeutic agents. It is considered to be the primary site of action for 5-fluorouracil, 5-fluoro-2-prime-deoxyuridine, and some folate analogs.

This TYSY antibody is generated from rabbits immunized with a KLH conjugated synthetic peptide between 265-294 amino acids from the C-terminal region of human TYSY.

Catalyzes the reductive methylation of 2'-deoxyuridine 5'- monophosphate (dUMP) to thymidine 5'-monophosphate (dTMP), using the cosubstrate, 5,10- methylenetetrahydrofolate (CH2H4folate) as a 1- carbon donor and reductant and contributes to the de novo mitochondrial thymidylate biosynthesis pathway.