Protein Name dopa decarboxylase
Organism Danio rerio
Gene ID 406651
Gene Symbol

ddc

UniProt Q7SZR0 (Q7SZR0_DANRE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 1
Total Number of Articles : 1
Description

dopa decarboxylase

Gene Summary

Predicted to enable aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase activity. Acts upstream of or within brain development. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm. Is expressed in digestive system; muscle; nervous system; ovary; and pharyngeal arch. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Parkinson's disease; aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency; bipolar disorder; inherited metabolic disorder; and nicotine dependence. Orthologous to human DDC (dopa decarboxylase). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]

synonyms
  • aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase
  • aromatic amino acid decarboxylase
  • wu:fa56d05
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Properties