GAD2

GAD2
Available structures
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Identifiers
Aliases GAD2, GAD65, glutamate decarboxylase 2
External IDs MGI: 95634 HomoloGene: 20223 GeneCards: GAD2
RNA expression pattern




More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

2572

14417

Ensembl

ENSG00000136750

ENSMUSG00000026787

UniProt

Q05329

P48320

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001134366
NM_000818

NM_008078

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000809.1
NP_001127838.1

NP_032104.2

Location (UCSC) Chr 10: 26.22 – 26.3 Mb Chr 2: 22.62 – 22.69 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]
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Glutamate decarboxylase 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the GAD2 gene.[3]

This gene encodes one of several forms of glutamic acid decarboxylase, identified as a major autoantigen in insulin-dependent diabetes. The enzyme encoded is responsible for catalyzing the production of gamma-aminobutyric acid from L-glutamic acid. A pathogenic role for this enzyme has been identified in the human pancreas since it has been identified as an autoantibody and an autoreactive T cell target in insulin-dependent diabetes. This gene may also play a role in the stiff person syndrome.[4]

Interactions

GAD2 has been shown to interact with GAD1.[5]

See also

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.

References

  1. ↑ "Human PubMed Reference:".
  2. ↑ "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
  3. ↑ Cram DS, Barnett LD, Joseph JL, Harrison LC (July 1991). "Cloning and partial nucleotide sequence of human glutamic acid decarboxylase cDNA from brain and pancreatic islets". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 176 (3): 1239–44. doi:10.1016/0006-291X(91)90418-7. PMID 2039509.
  4. ↑ "Entrez Gene: GAD2 glutamate decarboxylase 2 (pancreatic islets and brain, 65kDa)".
  5. ↑ Dirkx R, Thomas A, Li L, Lernmark A, Sherwin RS, De Camilli P, Solimena M (February 1995). "Targeting of the 67-kDa isoform of glutamic acid decarboxylase to intracellular organelles is mediated by its interaction with the NH2-terminal region of the 65-kDa isoform of glutamic acid decarboxylase". J. Biol. Chem. 270 (5): 2241–6. doi:10.1074/jbc.270.5.2241. PMID 7836456.


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