ENTPD5 Polyclonal antibody

Ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolases (NTPDases) are enzymes that are involved in the degradation of di- and triphosphate nucleotides, with important implications in several biological processes that underlie a number of physiological and pathological conditions, including cancer [PMID: 34272651]. ENTPD5 gene, hydrolyzes UDP to UMP and is mainly localized inside the cell, where it plays a critical role in the N-glycosylation and proper folding of proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum [PMID: 21074248]. It can also be secreted into the extracellular space and can work as a soluble enzyme upon cleavage of a signal peptide [PMID: 15698960]. NTPDase5 is often deregulated in cancer, likely as a consequence of TP53 mutations, where it promotes and favours tumour progression and metastasis [PMID: 27956623]. Furthermore, short NPTDase5 peptides were detected in normal and tumour cell lines, recalling the mt-PCPH oncoprotein, a truncated form of the enzyme originating from a single-nucleotide deletion described in Syrian hamster and lacking enzymatic activity [PMID: 27956623].