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Dct - dopachrome tautomerase Gene

Mus musculus

Also known as DT; slt; TRP2; TRP-2; Tyrp2; slaty; Tyrp-2

Gene ID: 13190 | Gene type: protein coding

About Dct

Summary

Enables dopachrome isomerase activity. Involved in melanin biosynthetic process from tyrosine. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including developmental pigmentation; generation of neurons; and melanin biosynthetic process. Located in cytosol and melanosome. Is expressed in several structures, including embryo ectoderm; embryo mesenchyme; integumental system; sensory organ; and skeleton. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in oculocutaneous albinism. Orthologous to human DCT (dopachrome tautomerase). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Dct Products(1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_010024.3 NP_034154.2 L-dopachrome tautomerase precursor
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

L-dopachrome tautomerase

DOPAchrome conversion factor

DOPAchrome isomerase

DOPAchrome oxidoreductase

L-dopachrome Delta-isomerase

SLATY locus protein

tyrosinase-related protein 2

Recombinant Dct Proteins

Cat. No. Product Name Accession Purity
HY-P72169 DCT Protein, Mouse (His-SUMO) P29812 (Q24-S472) ≥95%

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Dct NCBI NCBI:1638