NameHistidine decarboxylase
Synonyms
  • 4.1.1.22
  • HDC
Gene NameHDC
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000004|Histidine decarboxylase
MMEPEEYRERGREMVDYICQYLSTVRERRVTPDVQPGYLRAQLPESAPEDPDSWDSIFGD
IERIIMPGVVHWQSPHMHAYYPALTSWPSLLGDMLADAINCLGFTWASSPACTELEMNVM
DWLAKMLGLPEHFLHHHPSSQGGGVLQSTVSESTLIALLAARKNKILEMKTSEPDADESC
LNARLVAYASDQAHSSVEKAGLISLVKMKFLPVDDNFSLRGEALQKAIEEDKQRGLVPVF
VCATLGTTGVCAFDCLSELGPICAREGLWLHIDAAYAGTAFLCPEFRGFLKGIEYADSFT
FNPSKWMMVHFDCTGFWVKDKYKLQQTFSVNPIYLRHANSGVATDFMHWQIPLSRRFRSV
KLWFVIRSFGVKNLQAHVRHGTEMAKYFESLVRNDPSFEIPAKRHLGLVVFRLKGPNCLT
ENVLKEIAKAGRLFLIPATIQDKLIIRFTVTSQFTTRDDILRDWNLIRDAATLILSQHCT
SQPSPRVGNLISQIRGARAWACGTSLQSVSGAGDDPVQARKIIKQPQRVGAGPMKRENGL
HLETLLDPVDDCFSEEAPDATKHKLSSFLFSYLSVQTKKKTVRSLSCNSVPVSAQKPLPT
EASVKNGGSSRVRIFSRFPEDMMMLKKSAFKKLIKFYSVPSFPECSSQCGLQLPCCPLQA
MV
Number of residues662
Molecular Weight74139.825
Theoretical pI8.06
GO Classification
Functions
  • histidine decarboxylase activity
  • pyridoxal phosphate binding
Processes
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • histidine catabolic process
  • histidine metabolic process
  • catecholamine biosynthetic process
  • histamine biosynthetic process
  • cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
Components
  • cytosol
General FunctionPyridoxal phosphate binding
Specific FunctionCatalyzes the biosynthesis of histamine from histidine.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID32109
UniProtKB IDP19113
UniProtKB Entry NameDCHS_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNot Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0018911|Histidine decarboxylase (HDC)
ATGATGGAGCCTGAGGAGTACAGAGAGAGAGGGAGAGAGATGGTGGATTACATCTGCCAG
TACCTGAGCACTGTGCGGGAGAGACGTGTGACGCCAGACGTGCAGCCTGGCTACCTGCGA
GCCCAGCTGCCTGAGAGTGCTCCTGAGGACCCCGACAGCTGGGACAGCATCTTTGGGGAC
ATTGAACGAATCATCATGCCTGGGGTGGTACATTGGCAGAGCCCCCATATGCACGCCTAC
TACCCAGCCCTCACCTCTTGGCCCTCCCTGCTAGGAGACATGCTGGCTGATGCCATCAAC
TGCTTGGGATTCACCTGGGCATCCAGCCCTGCGTGTACAGAGCTGGAGATGAACGTCATG
GACTGGTTGGCAAAAATGCTGGGACTTCCAGAGCACTTCTTGCACCACCACCCCAGCAGC
CAGGGCGGAGGCGTCCTGCAGAGCACGGTCAGTGAATCCACTTTGATTGCCCTGCTGGCA
GCAAGGAAGAACAAAATCCTGGAAATGAAAACGTCTGAGCCCGATGCTGATGAGTCCTGC
CTAAATGCCCGACTCGTGGCCTATGCCTCTGACCAGGCTCACTCCTCTGTGGAAAAGGCT
GGTTTGATTTCCCTTGTGAAGATGAAATTTCTGCCTGTGGATGACAACTTCTCACTCCGA
GGGGAAGCTCTTCAGAAGGCCATCGAGGAAGACAAGCAGCGGGGCTTGGTGCCCGTCTTT
GTCTGTGCAACACTAGGGACCACTGGGGTCTGTGCATTTGACTGCCTGTCAGAGCTGGGC
CCCATCTGTGCCCGTGAGGGGCTGTGGCTCCACATCGATGCTGCTTATGCAGGCACTGCC
TTCCTGTGCCCCGAGTTCCGGGGGTTTCTGAAGGGGATTGAGTATGCCGACTCCTTCACC
TTTAATCCTTCCAAGTGGATGATGGTGCATTTTGACTGTACTGGGTTCTGGGTCAAGGAC
AAGTACAAGCTGCAGCAGACCTTCAGTGTGAATCCCATCTACCTCAGGCATGCCAACTCA
GGCGTGGCCACCGACTTCATGGGTACTGAAATGGCTAAATATTTTGAATCTCTGGTCAGA
AACGACCCTTCCTTTGAAATTCCTGCCAAGAGGCACCTTGGCCTGGTGGTTTTTCGTCTA
AAGGGTCCTAATTGTCTCACAGAAAATGTGTTAAAGGAAATAGCTAAAGCTGGCCGTCTC
TTCCTCATCCCGGCCACTATCCAGGACAAGTTAATCATCCGTTTCACTGTGACATCCCAG
TTTACCACTAGGGATGACATCCTGAGAGACTGGAATCTCATTCGAGATGCTGCCACTCTC
ATCCTGAGTCAGCACTGTACTTCCCAACCCAGCCCTCGGGTTGGGAACCTCATCTCCCAA
ATCAGGGGTGCCAGAGCCTGGGCCTGTGGAACGTCCCTTCAGTCTGTCAGTGGGGCAGGA
GATGATCCAGTCCAGGCCAGGAAGATCATCAAGCAGCCTCAGCGTGTGGGAGCCGGTCCC
ATGAAAAGGGAAAATGGCCTCCATCTTGAAACCCTGCTGGACCCAGTTGATGACTGCTTT
TCAGAAGAGGCCCCAGATGCCACCAAGCACAAGCTGTCCTCCTTCCTGTTCAGTTACTTG
TCTGTGCAGACTAAGAAGAAGACGGTGCGCTCCCTCAGTTGCAACAGTGTGCCAGTGAGT
GCTCAGAAGCCACTGCCCACAGAGGCCTCTGTGAAGAATGGGGGCTCCTCCAGGGTCAGA
ATCTTTTCCAGGTTTCCAGAAGACATGATGATGCTGAAGAAAAGTGCCTTCAAAAAACTC
ATCAAATTCTACAGCGTCCCCAGCTTTCCTGAATGCAGCTCTCAATGTGGACTCCAGCTG
CCCTGTTGCCCTCTGCAGGCCATGGTTTAG
GenBank Gene IDX54297
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDHDC
HGNC IDHGNC:4855
Chromosome Location15
Locus15q21-q22
References
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