Gene Information
Gene NameGAD1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length594
Protein NamesGlutamate decarboxylase 1 (EC 4.1.1.15) (67 kDa glutamic acid decarboxylase) (GAD-67) (Glutamate decarboxylase 67 kDa isoform)
Target Nameglutamate decarboxylase 1
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1064 ( ENSG00000128683 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBQ99259
Gene CardGAD1
Uniprot IDQ99259
PfamPF00282
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.000304389)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GAD1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GAD1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GAD1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GAD1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gad1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GAD1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gad1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GAD1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsGAD2
ParalogsSGPL1, CSAD, DDC, PDXDC1, HDC, GADL1, GAD2
Tissuebrain, cerebral.cortex, amygdala, caudate.nucleus, cerebellar.hemisphere, cerebellum, hippocampus, hypothalamus, nucleus.accumbens, putamen
Tissue Specificity[Isoform 1]: Expressed in brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10671565}.;
[Isoform 3]: Expressed in pancreatic islets, testis, adrenal cortex, and perhaps other endocrine tissues, but not in brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10671565}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2OKJ  (X-ray  2.30A  3VP6  (X-ray  2.10A 
DBSNP rs121918345  rs45566933  rs769403  rs1381723796  rs769402  rs1049736 
Subcellular location [CC]NA
Mouse PG classificationNA
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