NameTyrosine 3-monooxygenase
Synonyms
  • 1.14.16.2
  • TH
  • TYH
  • Tyrosine 3-hydroxylase
Gene NameTH
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0037053|Tyrosine 3-monooxygenase
MPTPDATTPQAKGFRRAVSELDAKQAEAIMVRGQGAPGPSLTGSPWPGTAAPAASYTPTP
RSPRFIGRRQSLIEDARKEREAAVAAAAAAVPSEPGDPLEAVAFEEKEGKAVLNLLFSPR
ATKPSALSRAVKVFETFEAKIHHLETRPAQRPRAGGPHLEYFVRLEVRRGDLAALLSGVR
QVSEDVRSPAGPKVPWFPRKVSELDKCHHLVTKFDPDLDLDHPGFSDQVYRQRRKLIAEI
AFQYRHGDPIPRVEYTAEEIATWKEVYTTLKGLYATHACGEHLEAFALLERFSGYREDNI
PQLEDVSRFLKERTGFQLRPVAGLLSARDFLASLAFRVFQCTQYIRHASSPMHSPEPDCC
HELLGHVPMLADRTFAQFSQDIGLASLGASDEEIEKLSTLYWFTVEFGLCKQNGEVKAYG
AGLLSSYGELLHCLSEEPEIRAFDPEAAAVQPYQDQTYQSVYFVSESFSDAKDKLRSYAS
RIQRPFSVKFDPYTLAIDVLDSPQAVRRSLEGVQDELDTLAHALSAIG
Number of residues528
Molecular Weight58599.545
Theoretical pI6.25
GO Classification
Functions
  • tyrosine 3-monooxygenase activity
  • ferrous iron binding
  • enzyme binding
  • dopamine binding
  • tetrahydrobiopterin binding
  • amino acid binding
  • ferric iron binding
  • oxygen binding
Processes
  • locomotory behavior
  • heart morphogenesis
  • cellular response to drug
  • phthalate metabolic process
  • response to amphetamine
  • response to light stimulus
  • response to ethanol
  • response to salt stress
  • cellular response to glucose stimulus
  • visual perception
  • response to zinc ion
  • eye photoreceptor cell development
  • embryonic camera-type eye morphogenesis
  • response to activity
  • cellular response to nicotine
  • response to herbicide
  • epinephrine biosynthetic process
  • response to nutrient levels
  • organ morphogenesis
  • response to ether
  • regulation of heart contraction
  • response to electrical stimulus
  • norepinephrine biosynthetic process
  • response to lipopolysaccharide
  • cerebral cortex development
  • cellular response to manganese ion
  • response to immobilization stress
  • circadian sleep/wake cycle
  • cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
  • fatty acid metabolic process
  • dopamine biosynthetic process from tyrosine
  • neurotransmitter biosynthetic process
  • catecholamine biosynthetic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • glycoside metabolic process
  • isoquinoline alkaloid metabolic process
  • response to estradiol
  • response to isolation stress
  • learning
  • multicellular organismal aging
  • response to peptide hormone
  • cellular response to growth factor stimulus
  • terpene metabolic process
  • synaptic transmission, dopaminergic
  • phytoalexin metabolic process
  • sensory perception of sound
  • eating behavior
  • response to corticosterone
  • response to pyrethroid
  • heart development
  • sphingolipid metabolic process
  • social behavior
  • synaptic vesicle amine transport
  • response to hypoxia
  • mating behavior
  • anatomical structure morphogenesis
  • pigmentation
  • dopamine biosynthetic process
  • memory
  • response to water deprivation
Components
  • neuron projection
  • cytoplasmic side of plasma membrane
  • cytoplasmic vesicle
  • melanosome membrane
  • perikaryon
  • synaptic vesicle
  • terminal bouton
  • smooth endoplasmic reticulum
  • cytosol
  • cytoplasm
  • mitochondrion
  • nucleus
  • dendrite
General FunctionTyrosine 3-monooxygenase activity
Specific FunctionPlays an important role in the physiology of adrenergic neurons.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID37127
UniProtKB IDP07101
UniProtKB Entry NameTY3H_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNot Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016153|Tyrosine 3-monooxygenase (TH)
ATGCCCACCCCCGACGCCACCACGCCACAGGCCAAGGGCTTCCGCAGGGCCGTGTCTGAG
CTGGACGCCAAGCAGGCAGAGGCCATCATGTCCCCGCGGTTCATTGGGCGCAGGCAGAGC
CTCATCGAGGACGCCCGCAAGGAGCGGGAGGCGGCGGTGGCAGCAGCGGCCGCTGCAGTC
CCCTCGGAGCCCGGGGACCCCCTGGAGGCTGTGGCCTTTGAGGAGAAGGAGGGGAAGGCC
GTGCTAAACCTGCTCTTCTCCCCGAGGGCCACCAAGCCCTCGGCGCTGTCCCGAGCTGTG
AAGGTGTTTGAGACGTTTGAAGCCAAAATCCACCATCTAGAGACCCGGCCCGCCCAGAGG
CCGCGAGCTGGGGGCCCCCACCTGGAGTACTTCGTGCGCCTCGAGGTGCGCCGAGGGGAC
CTGGCCGCCCTGCTCAGTGGTGTGCGCCAGGTGTCAGAGGACGTGCGCAGCCCCGCGGGG
CCCAAGGTCCCCTGGTTCCCAAGAAAAGTGTCAGAGCTGGACAAGTGTCATCACCTGGTC
ACCAAGTTCGACCCTGACCTGGACTTGGACCACCCGGGCTTCTCGGACCAGGTGTACCGC
CAGCGCAGGAAGCTGATTGCTGAGATCGCCTTCCAGTACAGGCACGGCGACCCGATTCCC
CGTGTGGAGTACACCGCCGAGGAGATTGCCACCTGGAAGGAGGTCTACACCACGCTGAAG
GGCCTCTACGCCACGCACGCCTGCGGGGAGCACCTGGAGGCCTTTGCTTTGCTGGAGCGC
TTCAGCGGCTACCGGGAAGACAATATCCCCCAGCTGGAGGACGTCTCCCGCTTCCTGAAG
GAGCGCACGGGCTTCCAGCTGCGGCCTGTGGCCGGCCTGCTGTCCGCCCGGGACTTCCTG
GCCAGCCTGGCCTTCCGCGTGTTCCAGTGCACCCAGTATATCCGCCACGCGTCCTCGCCC
ATGCACTCCCCTGAGCCGGACTGCTGCCACGAGCTGCTGGGGCACGTGCCCATGCTGGCC
GACCGCACCTTCGCGCAGTTCTCGCAGGACATTGGCCTGGCGTCCCTGGGGGCCTCGGAT
GAGGAAATTGAGAAGCTGTCCACGCTGTACTGGTTCACGGTGGAGTTCGGGCTGTGTAAG
CAGAACGGGGAGGTGAAGGCCTATGGTGCCGGGCTGCTGTCCTCCTACGGGGAGCTCCTG
CACTGCCTGTCTGAGGAGCCTGAGATTCGGGCCTTCGACCCTGAGGCTGCGGCCGTGCAG
CCCTACCAAGACCAGACGTACCAGTCAGTCTACTTCGTGTCTGAGAGCTTCAGTGACGCC
AAGGACAAGCTCAGGAGCTATGCCTCACGCATCCAGCGCCCCTTCTCCGTGAAGTTCGAC
CCGTACACGCTGGCCATCGACGTGCTGGACAGCCCCCAGGCCGTGCGGCGCTCCCTGGAG
GGTGTCCAGGATGAGCTGGACACCCTTGCCCATGCGCTGAGTGCCATTGGCTAG
GenBank Gene IDY00414
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDTH
HGNC IDHGNC:11782
Chromosome Location11
Locus11p15.5
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