{"symbol":"UPP1","synonyms":["UDRPASE","UP","UPP","UPASE"],"name":"uridine phosphorylase 1","description":"This gene encodes a uridine phosphorylase, an enzyme that catalyzes the reversible phosphorylation of uridine (or 2\u0027- deoxyuridine) to uracil and ribose-1-phosphate (or deoxyribose-1-phosphate). The encoded enzyme functions in the degradation and salvage of pyrimidine ribonucleosides. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2016]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":7378,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/7378","proteins":[{"symbol":"UPP1_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/UPP1_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}