NameN(G),N(G)-dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 2
Synonyms
  • 3.5.3.18
  • DDAH
  • DDAH-2
  • DDAHII
  • Dimethylargininase-2
  • G6A
  • NG30
  • Protein G6a
  • S-phase protein
Gene NameDDAH2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0021264|N(G),N(G)-dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 2
MGTPGEGLGRCSHALIRGVPESLASGEGAGAGLPALDLAKAQREHGVLGGKLRQRLGLQL
LELPPEESLPLGPLLGDTAVIQGDTALITRPWSPARRPEVDGVRKALQDLGLRIVEIGDE
NATLDGTDVLFTGREFFVGLSKWTNHRGAEIVADTFRDFAVSTVPVSGPSHLRGLCGMGG
PRTVVAGSSDAAQKAVRAMAVLTDHPYASLTLPDDAAADCLFLRPGLPGVPPFLLHRGGG
DLPNSQEALQKLSDVTLVPVSCSELEKAGAGLSSLCLVLSTRPHS
Number of residues285
Molecular Weight29643.54
Theoretical pI5.9
GO Classification
Functions
  • amino acid binding
  • dimethylargininase activity
  • catalytic activity
Processes
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • negative regulation of apoptotic process
  • arginine catabolic process
  • nitric oxide biosynthetic process
  • nitric oxide mediated signal transduction
  • nitric oxide metabolic process
  • regulation of nitric-oxide synthase activity
  • positive regulation of nitric oxide biosynthetic process
  • citrulline metabolic process
Components
  • cytoplasm
  • mitochondrion
  • cytosol
  • extracellular exosome
  • centrosome
General FunctionDimethylargininase activity
Specific FunctionHydrolyzes N(G),N(G)-dimethyl-L-arginine (ADMA) and N(G)-monomethyl-L-arginine (MMA) which act as inhibitors of NOS. Has therefore a role in the regulation of nitric oxide generation.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID4454710
UniProtKB IDO95865
UniProtKB Entry NameDDAH2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0021265|N(G),N(G)-dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 2 (DDAH2)
ATGGGGACGCCGGGGGAGGGGCTGGGCCGCTGCTCCCATGCCCTGATCCGGGGAGTCCCA
GAGAGCCTGGCGTCGGGGGAAGGTGCGGGGGCTGGCCTTCCCGCTCTGGATCTGGCCAAA
GCTCAAAGGGAGCACGGGGTGCTGGGAGGTAAACTGAGGCAACGACTGGGGCTACAGCTG
CTAGAACTGCCACCTGAGGAGTCATTGCCGCTGGGACCGCTGCTTGGCGACACGGCCGTG
ATCCAAGGGGACACGGCCCTAATCACGCGGCCCTGGAGCCCCGCTCGTAGGCCAGAGGTC
GATGGAGTCCGCAAAGCCCTGCAAGACCTGGGGCTCCGAATTGTGGAAATAGGAGACGAG
AACGCGACGCTGGATGGCACTGACGTTCTCTTCACCGGCCGGGAGTTTTTCGTAGGCCTC
TCCAAATGGACCAATCACCGAGGAGCTGAGATCGTGGCGGACACGTTCCGGGACTTCGCC
GTCTCCACTGTGCCAGTCTCGGGTCCCTCCCACCTGCGCGGTCTCTGCGGCATGGGGGGA
CCTCGCACTGTTGTGGCAGGCAGCAGCGACGCTGCCCAAAAGGCTGTCCGGGCAATGGCA
GTGCTGACAGATCACCCATATGCCTCCCTGACCCTCCCAGATGACGCAGCTGCTGACTGT
CTCTTTCTTCGTCCTGGGTTGCCTGGTGTGCCCCCTTTCCTCCTGCACCGTGGAGGTGGG
GATCTGCCCAACAGCCAGGAGGCACTGCAGAAGCTCTCTGATGTCACCCTGGTACCTGTG
TCCTGCTCAGAACTGGAGAAGGCTGGCGCCGGGCTCAGCTCCCTCTGCTTGGTGCTCAGC
ACACGCCCCCACAGCTGA
GenBank Gene IDAF070667
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDDDAH2
HGNC IDHGNC:2716
Chromosome Location6
Locus6p21.3
References
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