Gene Information
Gene NameGCH1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length250
Protein NamesGTP cyclohydrolase 1 (EC 3.5.4.16) (GTP cyclohydrolase I) (GTP-CH-I)
Target Namegtp cyclohydrolase-i
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age1292 ( ENSG00000131979 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBP30793
Gene CardGCH1
Uniprot IDP30793
PfamPF01227
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.518861831)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GCH1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GCH1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GCH1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GCH1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gch1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GCH1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gch1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityIn epidermis, expressed predominantly in basal undifferentiated keratinocytes and in some but not all melanocytes (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16778797}.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.350380(Chimpanzee);0.027573(Mouse);0.010990(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1FB1  (X-ray  3.10A  6Z80  (EM  3.00A  6Z85  (EM  2.90A  6Z86  (X-ray  2.21A  6Z87  (X-ray  2.56A  6Z88  (X-ray  2.69A  6Z89  (X-ray  2.37A  7ALA  (X-ray  1.85A  7ALB  (X-ray  1.98A  7ALC  (X-ray  1.73A  7ALQ  (X-ray  2.21A 
DBSNP rs41298432  rs104894433  rs104894435  rs1393095176  rs104894437  rs104894441  rs104894440  rs104894445  rs762208304  rs104894438  rs988395114  rs104894443  rs1348562494  rs104894434  rs41298442  rs1375209791  rs104894442 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12176133, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16778797, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2463916}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16778797}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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