Molecular characteristic and physiological role of DOPA-decarboxylase
Journal Title: Advances in Hygiene and Experimental Medicine - Year 2016, Vol 70, Issue
Abstract
The enzyme DOPA decarboxylase (aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase, DDC) plays an important role in the dopaminergic system and participates in the uptake and decarboxylation of amine precursors in the peripheral tissues. Apart from catecholamines, DDC catalyses the biosynthesis of serotonin and trace amines. It has been shown that the DDC amino acid sequence is highly evolutionarily conserved across many species. The activity of holoenzyme is regulated by stimulation/blockade of membrane receptors, phosphorylation of serine residues, and DDC interaction with regulatory proteins. A single gene codes for DDC both in neuronal and non-neuronal tissue, but synthesized isoforms of mRNA differ in the 5′ UTR and in the presence of alternative exons. Tissue-specific expression of the DDC gene is controlled by two spatially distinct promoters – neuronal and non-neuronal. Several consensus sequences recognized by the HNF and POU family proteins have been mapped in the neuronal DDC promoter. Since DDC is located close to the imprinted gene cluster, its expression can be subjected totightly controlled epigenetic regulation. Perturbations in DDC expression result in a range of neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders and correlate with neoplasia. Apart from the above issues, the role of DDC in prostate cancer, bipolar affective disorder, Parkinson’s disease and DDC deficiency is discussed in our review. Moreover, novel and prospective clinical treatments based on gene therapy and stem cells for the diseases mentioned above are described.
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Joanna Guenter, Robert Lenartowski
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