PRPS2 - Gene Detail

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Gene Symbol PRPS2
Synonyms PRSII
Gene Description PRPS2, phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate synthetase 2, catalyzes production of PRPP, a rate-limiting step in nucleotide synthesis, contributing to cell survival (PMID: 24855946, PMID: 31736475), epigenetic regulation (PMID: 40295500), and redox homeostasis (PMID: 40446642). Mutations in PRPS2 have been identified in relapsed childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (PMID: 36742181) and increased expression of Prps2 has been observed in osteosarcoma (PMID: 33589531), prostate cancer (PMID: 31956349), and lung cancer (PMID: 38736292).
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