BAIT

URH1

trifunctional uridine nucleosidase/nicotinamide riboside hydrolase/nicotinic acid riboside hydrolase, S000007492, YDR400W
Uridine nucleosidase (uridine-cytidine N-ribohydrolase); cleaves N-glycosidic bonds in nucleosides; involved in the pyrimidine salvage and nicotinamide riboside salvage pathways
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S288c)
PREY

PNP1

purine-nucleoside phosphorylase, YLR209C
Purine nucleoside phosphorylase; specifically metabolizes inosine and guanosine nucleosides; involved in the nicotinamide riboside salvage pathway
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S288c)

Synthetic Lethality

A genetic interaction is inferred when mutations or deletions in separate genes, each of which alone causes a minimal phenotype, result in lethality when combined in the same cell under a given condition.

Publication

Assimilation of endogenous nicotinamide riboside is essential for calorie restriction-mediated life span extension in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Lu SP, Kato M, Lin SJ

NAD(+) (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) is an essential cofactor involved in various biological processes including calorie restriction-mediated life span extension. Administration of nicotinamide riboside (NmR) has been shown to ameliorate deficiencies related to aberrant NAD(+) metabolism in both yeast and mammalian cells. However, the biological role of endogenous NmR remains unclear. Here we demonstrate that salvaging endogenous NmR is an integral ... [more]

J. Biol. Chem. Jun. 19, 2009; 284(25);17110-9 [Pubmed: 19416965]

Throughput

  • Low Throughput

Ontology Terms

  • phenotype: inviable (APO:0000112)

Additional Notes

  • NRK1/URH1/PNP1 triple mutants are inviable after heat shock
  • genetic complex

Curated By

  • BioGRID