Protein Name monoamine oxidase A
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 17161
Gene Symbol

Maoa

UniProt Q64133 (AOFA_MOUSE), Q3TPD9 (Q3TPD9_MOUSE), Q3UJ53 (Q3UJ53_MOUSE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 232
Total Number of Articles : 286
Description

monoamine oxidase A

Gene Summary

Enables primary methylamine oxidase activity. Acts upstream of or within dopamine catabolic process and positive regulation of signal transduction. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; genitourinary system; peripheral nervous system ganglion; and sensory organ. Used to study Brunner Syndrome. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease; Brunner Syndrome; alcohol use disorder; autism spectrum disorder; and panic disorder. Orthologous to human MAOA (monoamine oxidase A). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

synonyms
  • amine oxidase [flavin-containing] A
  • MAO-A
  • monoamine oxidase type A
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Properties