Unlike single gene mutants the ukl1 ukl2 double mutant has severe developmental defects and reduced biomass accumulation indicating these enzymes catalyze redundant reactions.
AtUK/UPRT1 has a dual role in coding for both uridine kinase and uracil phosphoribosyltransferase that form UMP through the pyrimidine salvage pathway in Arabidopsis.
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