Gene Information
Gene NameHDC
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length543
Protein NamesHeadcase protein homolog (hHDC)
Target Namehistidine decarboxylase
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000140287 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ9UBI9
Gene CardHECA
Uniprot IDQ9UBI9
PfamPF16002; PF15353
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.098319663)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ HDC ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ HDC ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ HDC ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ HDC ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Hdc ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ HDC ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Hdc ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ HDC ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsSGPL1, CSAD, DDC, PDXDC1, GAD1, GADL1, GAD2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in all tissues examined. Highest levels are in the spleen, thymus, peripheral blood and heart. Lowest in the kidney and pancreas. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11696983}.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.100000(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]NA
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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