Glutamate decarboxylase 1
BE0000378ProteinHumansGAD1
Catalyzes the synthesis of the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) with pyridoxal 5'-phosphate as cofactor. It is acted on by 2 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- GAD1
- UniProtKB entry
- Q99259Swiss-Prot
- Residues / weight
- 594 residues · 66,896 Da
- Also known as
- 4.1.1.15 · 67 kDa glutamic acid decarboxylase · GAD · GAD-67 · GAD67
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Glutamate decarboxylase 1, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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