Kynurenine 3-monooxygenase
UniProtKB accession: O15229
Grouped By: Matching UniProtKB accession
Group Content:
Go to UniProtKB: O15229
UniProtKB description: Catalyzes the hydroxylation of L-kynurenine (L-Kyn) to form 3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine (L-3OHKyn) (PubMed:23575632, PubMed:26752518, PubMed:28604669, PubMed:29208702, PubMed:29429898). Required for synthesis of quinolinic acid, a neurotoxic NMDA receptor antagonist and potential endogenous inhibitor of NMDA receptor signaling in axonal targeting, synaptogenesis and apoptosis during brain development. Quinolinic acid may also affect NMDA receptor signaling in pancreatic beta cells, osteoblasts, myocardial cells, and the gastrointestinal tract (Probable).
Group Members:
Release Date:
Structure Features
Sequence Features
Experimental Features
Organisms
Protein Domains
Function
