Gene Information
Gene NameMVD
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length400
Protein NamesDiphosphomevalonate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.33) (Mevalonate (diphospho)decarboxylase) (MDDase) (Mevalonate pyrophosphate decarboxylase)
Target Namediphosphomevalonate decarboxylase
Target TypeLiterature-reported target
Gene Age3 ( ENSG00000167508 )
Evolutionary StageEuk_Archaea
AlphaFoldDBP53602
Gene CardMVD
Uniprot IDP53602
PfamPF00288; PF18376
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.079200162)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MVD ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MVD ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MVD ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MVD ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mvd ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MVD ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Mvd ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in heart, skeletal muscle, lung, liver, brain, pancreas, kidney and placenta. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8626466}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3D4J  (X-ray  2.40A 
DBSNP rs200033380  rs776358937  rs144010349  rs770939767  rs776684503  rs761991070  rs34519538  rs755948940  rs764836183  rs546127665 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14972328}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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