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Ddc Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Ddc
  • Name
    dopa decarboxylase
  • Synonyms
    Aadc, aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:94876
    NCBI Gene: 13195
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    15 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr11:11764101-11848144 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 11, 7.09 cM, cytoband A1-A4
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    2037 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_94876
 protein coding gene Chr11:11764101-11848144 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200029476
 protein coding gene Chr11:8791977-8876242 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195023824
 protein coding gene Chr11:8668561-8752915 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220007660
 protein coding gene Chr11:8698880-8783197 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180025856
 protein coding gene Chr11:8677210-8761534 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175009534
 protein coding gene Chr11:8685927-8770243 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215018628
 protein coding gene Chr11:8674251-8758560 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0016098
 protein coding gene Chr11:8333972-8417833 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005038451
 protein coding gene Chr11:8719071-8810725 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210017849
 protein coding gene Chr11:8662237-8746509 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185016104
 protein coding gene Chr11:8760109-8844380 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205028258
 protein coding gene Chr11:8684484-8768822 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000018265
 protein coding gene Chr11:8949173-9035944 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230029749
 protein coding gene Chr11:9828166-9912474 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190025149
 protein coding gene Chr11:8686553-8770871 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225032832
 protein coding gene Chr11:11844298-11928603 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010017983
 protein coding gene Chr11:8648260-8733687 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010007504
 protein coding gene Chr11:8650312-8739470 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005006298
 protein coding gene Chr11:8661550-8746337 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    DDC, dopa decarboxylase
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    DDC, dopa decarboxylase
  • Synonyms
    AADC
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1644
    UniProt: P20711

  • Chr Location
    7p12.2-p12.1; chr7:50458436-50565468 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Ddc mouse models; 5 with human DDC associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    50 phenotypes from 5 alleles in 8 genetic backgrounds
    26 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Mice homozygous for one knock-out allele exhibit preweaning phenotype. Mice homozygous for a different knock-in allele exhibit partial prenatal lethality, decreased body size, postnatal growth retardation, hypoactivity, increased anxiety, tremors, decreased heart rate and decreased dopamine levels.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    42
  • GO References
    15
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    895
  • Tissues
    159
  • cDNA Data
    55
  • Literature Summary
    61
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 13195 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 84044 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001417459 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2066 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide O88533 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 480 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      5 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000006342 aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase
      (term hierarchy)
    • EC
      4.1.1.28
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR010977 Aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase
      IPR021115 Pyridoxal-phosphate binding site
      IPR002129 Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent decarboxylase, major domain
      IPR015424 Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent transferase
      IPR015421 Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent transferase, major domain
      IPR015422 Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent transferase, small domain
    • GlyGen
      O88533 1 site, 1 N-linked glycan (1 site)
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 82
      cDNA 60
      Primer pair 16
      Other 6
      Antibodies 5

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-8818
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 122
      Developmental Gene Expression 61
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 15
      Phenotypes 26
    • Earliest
      J:1591 Bruneau G, et al., Mapping of the dopa decarboxylase gene to the 11A band of the murine genome. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1992 Jul 31;186(2):926-30
    • Latest
      J:371453 Lee NC, et al., Nigrostriatal tract defects in mice with aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency. Neurobiol Dis. 2024 Oct 19;202:106707
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