NCBI Accession #
NP_001117556.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001124084.1
NCBI Official Full Name
glutamate decarboxylase 2
NCBI Official Symbol
GAD2
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
F12P19.12; F12P19_12; glutamate decarboxylase 2; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 2
NCBI Protein Information
glutamate decarboxylase 2
NCBI Summary
glutamate decarboxylase (GAD2)
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
GDH2; GAD 2
UniProt Protein Name
Glutamate decarboxylase 2
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q42472
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q8RXH0; Q944L6
UniProt Related Accession #
Q42472
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.