Gene: MTAP
Alternate names for this Gene: BDMF|DMSFH|DMSMFH|HEL-249|LGMBF|MSAP|c86fus
Gene Summary: This gene encodes an enzyme that plays a major role in polyamine metabolism and is important for the salvage of both adenine and methionine. The encoded enzyme is deficient in many cancers because this gene and the tumor suppressor p16 gene are co-deleted. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described for this gene, but their full-length natures remain unknown.
Gene is located in Chromosome: 9
Location in Chromosome : 9p21.3
Description of this Gene: methylthioadenosine phosphorylase
Type of Gene: protein-coding