Hmdb loader
Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP10106
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 16057
Name D-dopachrome decarboxylase
Synonyms
  1. D-dopachrome tautomerase
  2. Phenylpyruvate tautomerase II
Gene Name DDT
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in D-dopachrome decarboxylase activity
Specific Function Tautomerization of D-dopachrome with decarboxylation to give 5,6-dihydroxyindole (DHI).
Pathways Not Available
Reactions
D-Dopachrome → 5,6-Dihydroxyindole + CO(2) details
GO Classification
Biological Process
melanin biosynthetic process
Cellular Component
cytoplasm
Molecular Function
D-dopachrome decarboxylase activity
dopachrome isomerase activity
Cellular Location
  1. Cytoplasm
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 22
Locus 22q11.23
SNPs DDT
Gene Sequence
>357 bp
ATGCCGTTCCTGGAGCTGGACACGAATTTGCCCGCCAACCGAGTGCCCGCGGGGCTGGAG
AAACGACTCTGCGCCGCCGCTGCCTCCATCCTGGGCAAACCTGCGGACCGCGTGAACGTG
ACGGTACGGCCGGGCCTGGCCATGGCGCTGAGCGGGTCCACCGAGCCCTGCGCGCAGCTG
TCCATCTCCTCCATCGGCGTAGTGGGCACCGCCGAGGACAACCGCAGCCACAGCGCCCAC
TTCTTTGAGTTTCTCACCAAGGAGCTAGCCCTGGGCCAGGACCGGATACTTATCCGCTTT
TTCCCCTTGGAGTCCTGGCAGATTGGCAAGATAGGGACGGTCATGACTTTTTTATGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 118
Molecular Weight 12711.605
Theoretical pI 7.295
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>D-dopachrome decarboxylase
MPFLELDTNLPANRVPAGLEKRLCAAAASILGKPADRVNVTVRPGLAMALSGSTEPCAQL
SISSIGVVGTAEDNRSHSAHFFEFLTKELALGQDRILIRFFPLESWQIGKIGTVMTFL
GenBank ID Protein 2352915
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P30046
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name DOPD_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AF012434
GeneCard ID DDT
GenAtlas ID DDT
HGNC ID HGNC:2732
References
General References
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