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Gene information for PDHA1 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID5160
Official gene symbolPDHA1
Full namepyruvate dehydrogenase (lipoamide) alpha 1
Aliases,PDHA,PDHCE1A,PHE1A,
Gene summaryThe pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) complex is a nuclear-encoded mitochondrial multienzyme complex that catalyzes the overall conversion of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA and CO(2), and provides the primary link between glycolysis and the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle. The PDH complex is composed of multiple copies of three enzymatic components: pyruvate dehydrogenase (E1), dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase (E2) and lipoamide dehydrogenase (E3). The E1 enzyme is a heterotetramer of two alpha and two beta subunits. This gene encodes the E1 alpha 1 subunit containing the E1 active site, and plays a key role in the function of the PDH complex. Mutations in this gene are associated with pyruvate dehydrogenase E1-alpha deficiency and X-linked Leigh syndrome. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.
LocationChromosome: X   Locus: Xp22.2-p22.1
Gene position19362011 - 19379825  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size17815 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID300502