Protein Ddc

URN urn:agi-llid:1644
Connectivity 100
Name Ddc
Description dopa decarboxylase (aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase)
Notes The encoded protein catalyzes the decarboxylation of L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) to dopamine, L-5-hydroxytryptophan to serotonin and L-tryptophan to tryptamine. Defects in this gene are the cause of aromatic L-amino-acid decarboxylase deficiency (AADCD). AADCD deficiency is an inborn error in neurotransmitter metabolism that leads to combined serotonin and catecholamine deficiency. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq]

Pathway epinephrine biosynthetic pathway
norepinephrine biosynthetic pathway

Ariadne Ontology Aromatic aminoacid metabolism
His metabolism

GO Molecular Function catalytic activity
protein binding
pyridoxal phosphate binding
lyase activity
carboxy-lyase activity
aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase activity

GO Cellular Component intracellular

GO Biological Process cellular amino acid and derivative metabolic process
catecholamine biosynthetic process
dopamine metabolic process
serotonin metabolic process
carboxylic acid metabolic process
response to toxin
circadian rhythm

Group Aromatic aminoacid metabolism
His metabolism
intracellular
catalytic activity
protein binding
pyridoxal phosphate binding
lyase activity
carboxy-lyase activity
aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase activity
cellular amino acid and derivative metabolic process
catecholamine biosynthetic process
dopamine metabolic process
serotonin metabolic process
carboxylic acid metabolic process
response to toxin
circadian rhythm

Hugo ID 2719

Human chromosome position 7p12.2

GenBank ID NC_000007
NM_001082971
NP_001076440
NM_000790
NP_000781
NT_033968
NT_079592
NW_001839007
NW_923273
AC_000139
AC_000068
AC_000050
AC018705
AAS01995
AY526322
AAS00092
CH236955
EAL23898
CH471128
EAW60970
EAW60971
EAW60972
L05075
AAB59432
M84592
AAD40482
S46516
AAB23675
AJ310724
CAC84071
AK298321
BAG60574
AK298392
BAG60627
AU310260
AW772056
BC000485
AAH00485
BC008366
AAH08366
BM713211
BT007009
AAP35655
CD013938
CR456724
CAG33005
CR612794
CR623782
M76180
AAA58437
M88700
AAA20894
P20711
Q53Y41
Q5W5T9
Q6IBS8
EU176304
ABW03755
NC_000077
NM_016672
NP_057881
NT_039515
NW_001030444
AC_000033
AL596450
CAI25377
AL645803
CAI23993
CAI23994
CH466574
EDL40647
AF012881
AAB84011
AF012882
AAB84012
AF071068
AAC25566
AK011834
AK050963
AK149141
BAE28750
AK160769
BAE35999
BC060989
BC089594
O35958
O88533
Q3TUH2
Q5SUV8
Q5SUV9
BC152724
AAI52725
NC_005113
NM_012545
NP_036677
NW_047430
NW_001084694
AC_000082
CH474055
EDL76064
EDL76065
EDL76066
EDL76067
L03417
AAA99905
L32989
AAA40646
L32990
L32991
L32992
L32993
L32994
L32995
L32996
L32997
L32999
L33000
L33001
L33002
L33003
M84648
M84649
BC087032
AAH87032
M27716
AAA41087
U31884
AAA85565
P14173
Q62819

LocusLink ID 1644
13195
24311

Alias AADC
dopa decarboxylase (aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase)
L-Dopa decarboxylase
aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase
RP23-373H2.3
dopa decarboxylase
OTTMUSP00000005369
MGC93628
L-phenylalanine decarboxylase
phenylalanine decarboxylase
L-phenylalanine decarboxylases
phenylalanine decarboxylases
DDC decarboxylase
DDC enzyme
enzyme DDC
DDC protein

Organism Homo sapiens
Mus musculus
Rattus norvegicus

OMIM ID 107930
608643

Swiss-Prot Accession P20711
Q53Y41
Q5W5T9
Q6IBS8
O88533
Q5SUV8
O35958
Q3TUH2
Q5SUV9
P14173
Q62819

Unigene ID Hs.359698
Mm.12906
Rn.11064

KEGG ID hsa:1644
mmu:13195
rno:24311

EC Number 4.1.1.28

Swiss-Prot ID DDC_HUMAN
DDC_MOUSE
DDC_RAT
Q53Y41_HUMAN
Q5SUV8_MOUSE

Cell Localization Cytoplasm

GO ID 0004058
0016829
0005515
0030170
0019752
0042423
0006519
0009636
0016831
0003824
0007623
0042417
0042428
0005622

IPI ID IPI00025394
IPI00477841
IPI00479686
IPI00131814
IPI00654045
IPI00649940
IPI00567511
IPI00470246
IPI00779983

Mouse chromosome position 11 7.0 cM

Homologene ID 618

MGI ID 94876

Rat chromosome position 14q21

RGD ID 2494