Ecto-5nucleotidase (NT5E, also called CD73) is a 70 kDa glycosyl phosphatidylinositol-anchored membrane-bound glycoprotein that catalyzes the hydrolysis of extracellular nucleoside monophosphates into bioactive nucleoside. NT5E catalyzes the terminal step of extracellular adenosine formation from adenosine-monophosphate, therefore driving the regulation of extracellular adenosine levels and the downstream activation of the four G protein-coupled adenosine receptors. Binding of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF-1) to the NT5E gene promotor leads to upregulation of NT5E during hypoxia. NT5E biological roles span from lymphocyte adhesion, to fibrosis, to regulation of nociception.
Host
Rabbit
Immunogen
Recombinant protein of human NT5E
Involvement In Disease
Calcification of joints and arteries (CALJA)
Raised In
Rabbit
Reactivity
Human, Mouse, Rat
Regulatory
RUO
Relevance
Ecto-5nucleotidase (NT5E, also called CD73) is a 70 kDa glycosyl phosphatidylinositol-anchored membrane-bound glycoprotein that catalyzes the hydrolysis of extracellular nucleoside monophosphates into bioactive nucleoside. NT5E catalyzes the terminal step of extracellular adenosine formation from adenosine-monophosphate, therefore driving the regulation of extracellular adenosine levels and the downstream activation of the four G protein-coupled adenosine receptors. Binding of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF-1) to the NT5E gene promotor leads to upregulation of NT5E during hypoxia. NT5E biological roles span from lymphocyte adhesion, to fibrosis, to regulation of nociception.