Identification
BMDB Protein ID BMDBP00936
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDBP03117
Name Aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase
Synonyms Not Available
Gene Name DDC
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Amino acid transport and metabolism
Specific Function Catalyzes the decarboxylation of L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) to dopamine, L-5-hydroxytryptophan to serotonin and L-tryptophan to tryptamine.
Pathways
  • Catecholamine biosynthesis
  • Dopamine biosynthesis
  • Dopamine from L-tyrosine: step 2/2
Reactions
L-Tyrosine → Tyramine + Carbon dioxide details
5-Hydroxykynurenine → 5-Hydroxykynurenamine + Carbon dioxide details
L-Tryptophan → Tryptamine + Carbon dioxide details
GO Classification Not Available
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 4
Locus Not Available
SNPs DDC
Gene Sequence
>1464 bp
ATGAATGCAAGCGAGTTCCGCAGGCGGGGGAAGGAGATGGTGGATTACGTGGCTGACTAC
TTGGAGGGCATTGAAGGGCGCCAGGTGTTCCCTGACGTGGATCCAGGCTACCTGCGCCCC
CTGATCCCCACCACCGCCCCGCAGGAGCCAGAGACATTTGAGGCCATCATCGAGGACATC
GAGAAGATCATCATGCCGGGGGTGACCCACTGGCACAGTCCCTACTTCTTCGCCTACTTC
CCCACGGCCAGTTCGTACCCGGCCATGCTCGCGGACATGCTGTGTGGGGCCATCGGCTGC
ATCGGCTTCTCCTGGGCTGCCAGCCCGGCGTGCACAGAGCTCGAGACGGTGATGATGGAC
TGGCTGGGGAAGATGCTGCAGCTGCCAGAGGCGTTTCTGGCTGGAGAAGCTGGAGAAGGC
GGCGGGGTGATCCAGGGAACTGCCAGTGAAGCTACCCTTGTGGCCCTGCTGGCCGCTCGG
ACCAAAGTGACCCGACACCTGCAGGCTCGTGCCCCAGAGCTGACGCAGGCTGCCATCATG
GAGAAGTTGGTGGCCTACGCATCTGACCAGGCACACTCCTCCGTGGAAAAAGCCGGCTTA
ATTGGCGGAGTGAGATTAAAAGCCATCCCTTCCGATGGCAAGTTTGCCATGCGAGCTTCG
CGCTGCAGGAGGCTGGAGAGAGACAAGGCAGCCGGCCTGATTCCTTCTTGCTTCGTGGTG
GCTACACTGGGGACCACGTCCTGCTGCTCCTTTGACAACCTCTTAGAAGTGGGGCCCATT
TGTCACAAGGAGGGCTTGTGGCTGCACGTGGACGCCGCCTACGCAGGCAGTGCCTTCATC
TGCCCTGAGTTCCGGCATCTTCTGAATGGCGTGGAGTTTGCAGATTCATTTAACTTTAAT
CCCCACAAATGGCTCTTGGTGAATTTTGACTGCTCTGCCATGTGGGTGAAAAAGAGGACA
GACCTGACCGGAGCCTTCAGGCTGGACCCAGTCTATCTGAGGCACAGCCACCAGGACTCA
GGGCTTATCACTGACTACAGGCACTGGCAGCTGCCACTGGGCCGGAGGTTCCGCTCTTTG
AAGATGTGGTTTGTTTTTAGGATGTACGGAGTCAAGGGACTGCAGGCCTATATCCGCAAG
CATGTCCAGCTGTCCCATGCATTCGAGGCATTGGTGCGCCAGGACACCCGCTTTGAAATC
TGTGCAGAAGTCATTCTGGGACTGGTCTGTTTCCGGCTAAAGGGTTCCAACAAACTGAAC
GAAGCTCTTCTGGAAAGCATAAACAGTGCCAAAAAAATCCACTTGGTCCCTTGTTCCCTG
AGAGACCGGTTCGTGCTGCGCTTCGCCATCTGCTCACGCACAGTGGAGCTGGCCCACGTA
CAGCTGGCCTGGGAGCACATCCAGGAGATGGCGGCCACAGTGTTAAGAGCACAGGGGGAG
GAAAAGGCAGAGATCAAAAATTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 487
Molecular Weight 54294.0
Theoretical pI 6.61
Pfam Domain Function Not Available
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • 22-42
Protein Sequence
>Aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase
MNASEFRRRGKEMVDYVADYLEGIEGRQVFPDVDPGYLRPLIPTTAPQEPETFEAIIEDI
EKIIMPGVTHWHSPYFFAYFPTASSYPAMLADMLCGAIGCIGFSWAASPACTELETVMMD
WLGKMLQLPEAFLAGEAGEGGGVIQGTASEATLVALLAARTKVTRHLQAASPELMQAAIM
EKLVAYASDQAHSSVEKAGLIGGVRLKAIPSDGKFAMRASALQEALERDKAAGLIPFFVV
ATLGTTSCCSFDNLLEVGPICHEEGLWLHVDAAYAGSAFICPEFRHLLNGVEFADSFNFN
PHKWLLVNFDCSAMWVKKRTDLTGAFRLDPVYLRHSHQDSGLITDYRHWQLPLGRRFRSL
KMWFVFRMYGVKGLQAYIRKHVQLSHAFEALVRQDTRFEICAEVILGLVCFRLKGSNKLN
EALLESINSAKKIHLVPCSLRDRFVLRFAICSRTVELAHVQLAWEHIQEMAATVLRAQGE
EKAEIKN
GenBank ID Protein AAC41615.1
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P27718
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name DDC_BOVIN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID M74029
GeneCard ID DDC
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References Not Available