Entrez gene ID | | 8942 |
Official gene symbol | | KYNU |
Full name | | kynureninase (L-kynurenine hydrolase) |
Aliases | | ,-, |
Gene summary | | Kynureninase is a pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (pyridoxal-P) dependent enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of L-kynurenine and L-3-hydroxykynurenine into anthranilic and 3-hydroxyanthranilic acids, respectively. Kynureninase is involved in the biosynthesis of NAD cofactors from tryptophan through the kynurenine pathway. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 2 Locus: 2q22.2 |
Gene position | | 143635195 - 143799885 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 164691 bp |
Gene sequence |
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