Gene description for DDC
Gene name	dopa decarboxylase (aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase)
Gene symbol	DDC
Other names/aliases	AADC
Species	Homo sapiens
Database cross references - DDC
ExoCarta	ExoCarta_1644
Entrez Gene	1644
HGNC	2719
MIM	107930
UniProt	P20711
DDC identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Urine	19056867
Urine	22418980
Urine	22418980

Gene ontology annotations for DDC

Molecular Function     aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase activity GO:0004058 TAS     amino acid binding GO:0016597 IEA     enzyme binding GO:0019899 IPI     pyridoxal phosphate binding GO:0030170 IEA     protein binding GO:0005515 IPI     L-dopa decarboxylase activity GO:0036468 IDA     protein domain specific binding GO:0019904 IEA Biological Process     cellular response to alkaloid GO:0071312 IEA     cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process GO:0034641 TAS     cellular amino acid metabolic process GO:0006520 IEA     indolalkylamine biosynthetic process GO:0046219 TAS     dopamine biosynthetic process GO:0042416 IEA     synaptic vesicle amine transport GO:0015842 IEA     isoquinoline alkaloid metabolic process GO:0033076 IEA     multicellular organismal aging GO:0010259 IEA     response to pyrethroid GO:0046684 IEA     circadian rhythm GO:0007623 IEA     serotonin biosynthetic process GO:0042427 IEA     phytoalexin metabolic process GO:0052314 IEA     cellular response to drug GO:0035690 IEA     small molecule metabolic process GO:0044281 TAS     cellular response to growth factor stimulus GO:0071363 IEA     catecholamine biosynthetic process GO:0042423 TAS Subcellular Localization     extracellular exosome GO:0070062 IDA     axon GO:0030424 IEA     cytosol GO:0005829 TAS     synaptic vesicle GO:0008021 IEA     neuronal cell body GO:0043025 IEA