NCBI Accession #
NP_197235.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_121739.4
NCBI Official Full Name
glutamate decarboxylase
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
GAD1; glutamate decarboxylase; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 1; MKP11.30; MKP11_30
NCBI Protein Information
glutamate decarboxylase
NCBI Summary
Encodes one of two isoforms of glutamate decarboxylase.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
GAD; GDH1; GAD 1
UniProt Protein Name
Glutamate decarboxylase 1
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q42521
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9FFH9
UniProt Related Accession #
Q42521
UniProt Comments
Catalyzes the production of GABA. The calmodulin-binding is calcium-dependent and it is proposed that this may, directly or indirectly, form a calcium regulated control of GABA biosynthesis.