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Annotation Details for KYNU


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Gene Symbol:KYNU ( - )
Gene Full Name: kynureninase (L-kynurenine hydrolase)
Band: 2q22.2
Quick LinksEntrez ID:8942; OMIM: 605197; Uniprot ID:KYNU_HUMAN; ENSEMBL ID: ENSG00000115919; HGNC ID: 6469
Relate to Another Database: SFARIGene; denovo-db
Gene Ontology Top
GO ID Evidence Qualifier GO_term References
GO:0005739IDA-mitochondrion6468727
GO:0005829IDA-cytosol6468727
GO:0005829TAS-cytosol-
GO ID Evidence Qualifier GO_term References
GO:0030170IEA-pyridoxal phosphate binding-
GO:0030429IDA-kynureninase activity9180257
GO:0030429IMP-kynureninase activity17334708
GO:0030429TAS-kynureninase activity-
GO:0042803IDA-protein homodimerization activity11985583
GO ID Evidence Qualifier GO_term References
GO:0006569IMP-tryptophan catabolic process17334708
GO:0006569TAS-tryptophan catabolic process-
GO:0009435IEA-NAD biosynthetic process-
GO:0019441IBA-tryptophan catabolic process to kynurenine-
GO:0019442IEA-tryptophan catabolic process to acetyl-CoA-
GO:0019805IDA-quinolinate biosynthetic process9291104
GO:0034341IDA-response to interferon-gamma9291104
GO:0034516IMP-response to vitamin B61939450
GO:0043420IDA-anthranilate metabolic process11985583
GO:0097053IEA-L-kynurenine catabolic process-
Protein-Protein Interaction Top
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Animal Model Top
  • MGI ID: MGI:1918039
  • Data Attributes: MGI curated and HomoloGene calculated
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AutismKB Statistics

  • Studies: 1,036
  • Genes: 1,379
  • CNVs/SVs: 5,420
  • SNVs/Indels: 11,669
  • de novo Mutations: 5,669
  • Mosaics: 789
  • Linkage Regions: 172
  • Paper Collected: 6/30/2018
  • Last Update: 8/26/2018