Gene Information
Gene NameTH
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length528
Protein NamesTyrosine 3-monooxygenase (EC 1.14.16.2) (Tyrosine 3-hydroxylase) (TH)
Target Nametyrosine 3-monooxygenase
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age810 ( ENSG00000180176 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP07101
Gene CardTH
Uniprot IDP07101
PfamPF00351; PF12549
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.664138469)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TH ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ TH ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ TH ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TH ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Th ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TH ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Th ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsPAH, TPH1, TPH2
Tissueadrenal.gland, locus.ceruleus, substantia.nigra
Tissue SpecificityMainly expressed in the brain and adrenal glands.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2XSN  (X-ray  2.68A  4J6S  (X-ray  3.08A  6ZN2  (EM  4.30A  6ZVP  (EM  4.00A  6ZZU  (EM  3.50A  7A2G  (EM  4.10A  7PIM  (EM  4.60A 
DBSNP rs766704202  rs6356  rs80338892  rs121917763  rs1260455415  rs762304556  rs28934581  rs1273610334  rs755536257  rs199961079  rs121917764  rs1288483479  rs1428589694  rs28934580  rs121917765  rs763198914  rs1554922725  rs763039181  rs1057520384  rs745551241  rs121917762  rs370962049  rs1264884607  rs367874223  rs767635052  rs45471299  rs771351747  rs1800033 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, perinuclear region {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P24529}. Nucleus {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P04177}. Cell projection, axon {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P24529}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P04177}. Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle, synaptic vesicle {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P04177}. Note=When phosphorylated at Ser-19 shows a nuclear distribution and when phosphorylated at Ser-31 as well at Ser-40 shows a cytosolic distribution (By similarity). Expressed in dopaminergic axons and axon terminals. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P04177}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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