Gene Information
Gene NameMLYCD
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length493
Protein NamesMalonyl-CoA decarboxylase, mitochondrial (MCD) (EC 4.1.1.9)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1064 ( ENSG00000103150 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBO95822
Gene CardMLYCD
Uniprot IDO95822
PfamPF05292; PF17408
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.430493314)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MLYCD ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MLYCD ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MLYCD ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mlycd ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MLYCD ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Mlycd ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in fibroblasts and hepatoblastoma cells (at protein level). Expressed strongly in heart, liver, skeletal muscle, kidney and pancreas. Expressed in myotubes. Expressed weakly in brain, placenta, spleen, thymus, testis, ovary and small intestine. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10455107, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18314420}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2YGW  (X-ray  2.80A  4F0X  (X-ray  3.29A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10417274}. Mitochondrion matrix {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10417274}. Peroxisome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10417274}. Peroxisome matrix {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q920F5}. Note=Enzymatically active in all three subcellular compartments. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q920F5}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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