Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 1644
Gene name Dopa decarboxylase
Gene symbol DDC
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
AADC
Chromosome 7
Chromosome location 7p12.2-p12.1
Summary The encoded protein catalyzes the decarboxylation of L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) to dopamine, L-5-hydroxytryptophan to serotonin and L-tryptophan to tryptamine. Defects in this gene are the cause of aromatic L-amino-acid decarboxylase deficiency (
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs11575290 G>A,T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, benign Genic upstream transcript variant, coding sequence variant, synonymous variant, missense variant
rs137853208 G>A Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs137853209 A>G Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs137853210 T>G Pathogenic Missense variant, intron variant, coding sequence variant
rs137853212 C>G,T Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT437834 hsa-miR-145-5p qRT-PCRWestern blot 25445287
MIRT928809 hsa-miR-1261 CLIP-seq
MIRT928810 hsa-miR-1270 CLIP-seq
MIRT928811 hsa-miR-3617 CLIP-seq
MIRT928812 hsa-miR-4434 CLIP-seq
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
2
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
POU3F2 Unknown 9602135
POU5F1 Unknown 9602135
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001822 Process Kidney development IEA
GO:0004058 Function Aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase activity IBA
GO:0004058 Function Aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase activity IDA 16338639
GO:0004058 Function Aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase activity IEA
GO:0004058 Function Aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase activity TAS 7567987
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
107930 2719 ENSG00000132437
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P20711
Protein name Aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase (AADC) (EC 4.1.1.28) (DOPA decarboxylase) (DDC)
Protein function Catalyzes the decarboxylation of L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) to dopamine and L-5-hydroxytryptophan to serotonin.
PDB 3RBF , 3RBL , 3RCH , 8OR9 , 8ORA
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00282 Pyridoxal_deC 35 414 Pyridoxal-dependent decarboxylase conserved domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: [Isoform 2]: High expression in kidney. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15532536}.
Sequence
Sequence length 480
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Tyrosine metabolism
Phenylalanine metabolism
Tryptophan metabolism
Metabolic pathways
Serotonergic synapse
Dopaminergic synapse
Cocaine addiction
Amphetamine addiction
Alcoholism
  Catecholamine biosynthesis
Serotonin and melatonin biosynthesis
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Deficiency of aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs376647978, rs2042728719, rs1209062363, rs138828136, rs768596169, rs777956037, rs760629324, rs542063660, rs2042497215, rs2044130662, rs748439275, rs777681757, rs931702374, rs915727399, rs1364054304
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RCV001316040
RCV001329408
RCV003518758
RCV001336994
RCV001339870
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★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
RASopathy Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs542063660 RCV004545219
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
Adrenocortical carcinoma, hereditary Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BIPOLAR DISORDER Disgenet
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BIPOLAR I DISORDER, MOST RECENT EPISODE MANIC Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CHILDHOOD ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Acute lymphocytic leukemia Lymphocytic Leukemia BEFREE 28768142
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Addison Disease Addison`s Disease BEFREE 10634424
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 14760382, 17549667, 23064786
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of large intestine Colorectal Cancer BEFREE 20424616, 23083099
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adrenal Gland Pheochromocytoma Adrenal Gland Pheochromocytoma BEFREE 1445888
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adult Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Lymphocytic Leukemia BEFREE 28768142
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 37925455 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anaplasia Anaplasia BEFREE 9880081
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anxiety Anxiety Disorder BEFREE 20092830
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anxiety Disorders Anxiety Disorder BEFREE 20092830
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only