Protein Name tryptophan hydroxylase 1
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID 24848
Gene Symbol

Tph1

UniProt P09810 (TPH1_RAT)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 143
Total Number of Articles : 167
Description

tryptophan hydroxylase 1

Gene Summary

Enables tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activity. Involved in circadian rhythm; negative regulation of ossification; and response to immobilization stress. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm. Predicted to be active in neuron projection. Biomarker of depressive disorder. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including alcohol use disorder; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; borderline personality disorder; depressive disorder (multiple); and heroin dependence. Orthologous to human TPH1 (tryptophan hydroxylase 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]

synonyms
  • tryptophan 5-hydroxylase 1
  • tryptophan 5-monooxygenase 1
  • Tph
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