======= DAO ======= == Gene Information == * **Official Symbol**: DAO * **Official Name**: D-amino acid oxidase * **Aliases and Previous Symbols**: N/A * **Entrez ID**: [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/?term=1610|1610]] * **UniProt**: [[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P14920|P14920]] * **Interactions**: [[https://thebiogrid.org/search.php?search=DAO&organism=9606|BioGRID]] * **PubMed articles**: [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=gene%20DAO|Open PubMed]] * **OMIM**: [[https://omim.org/entry/124050|Open OMIM]] == Function Summary == * **Entrez Summary**: This gene encodes the peroxisomal enzyme D-amino acid oxidase. The enzyme is a flavoprotein which uses flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) as its prosthetic group. Its substrates include a wide variety of D-amino acids, but it is inactive on the naturally occurring L-amino acids. Its biological function is not known; it may act as a detoxifying agent which removes D-amino acids that accumulate during aging. In mice, it degrades D-serine, a co-agonist of the NMDA receptor. This gene may play a role in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]. * **UniProt Summary**: Regulates the level of the neuromodulator D-serine in the brain. Has high activity towards D-DOPA and contributes to dopamine synthesis. Could act as a detoxifying agent which removes D-amino acids accumulated during aging. Acts on a variety of D- amino acids with a preference for those having small hydrophobic side chains followed by those bearing polar, aromatic, and basic groups. Does not act on acidic amino acids. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17303072}. |DAO| |D-alanine catabolic process| |D-serine catabolic process| |D-alanine family amino acid metabolic process| |D-alanine metabolic process| |D-amino-acid oxidase activity| |D-serine metabolic process| |D-amino acid catabolic process| |D-amino acid metabolic process| |proline catabolic process| |alanine metabolic process| |alanine catabolic process| |pyruvate family amino acid metabolic process| |pyruvate family amino acid catabolic process| |dopamine biosynthetic process| |proline metabolic process| |serine family amino acid catabolic process| |cofactor binding| |catechol-containing compound biosynthetic process| |catecholamine biosynthetic process| |glutamine family amino acid catabolic process| |dopamine metabolic process| |FAD binding| |phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process| |serine family amino acid metabolic process| |catechol-containing compound metabolic process| |catecholamine metabolic process| |peroxisomal matrix| |peroxisomal membrane| |protein localization to peroxisome| |protein targeting to peroxisome| |establishment of protein localization to peroxisome| |peroxisomal transport| |glutamine family amino acid metabolic process| |peroxisome organization| |phenol-containing compound metabolic process| |alpha-amino acid catabolic process| |peroxisome| |cellular amino acid catabolic process| |drug catabolic process| |protein dimerization activity| |mitochondrial outer membrane| |organic hydroxy compound biosynthetic process| |ammonium ion metabolic process| |alpha-amino acid metabolic process| |carboxylic acid catabolic process| |organic acid catabolic process| |cellular amino acid metabolic process| |protein targeting| |establishment of protein localization to organelle| |heterocycle catabolic process| |small molecule catabolic process| |organic hydroxy compound metabolic process| |organic cyclic compound catabolic process| |drug metabolic process| |protein localization to organelle| |carboxylic acid metabolic process| |oxidation-reduction process| |intracellular protein transport| |oxoacid metabolic process| |organic acid metabolic process| |organonitrogen compound catabolic process| |aromatic compound biosynthetic process| |organic cyclic compound biosynthetic process| |organonitrogen compound biosynthetic process| |protein transport| |intracellular transport| |peptide transport| |amide transport| |cellular protein localization| |cellular macromolecule localization| |establishment of protein localization| |small molecule metabolic process| |organic substance catabolic process| |cellular catabolic process| |establishment of localization in cell| |nitrogen compound transport| \\ === CRISPR Data === ^Screen^Score^ |[[:results:exp439|QNZ 0.01μM R08 exp439]]|-1.89| |[[:results:exp275|Citral 75μM R06 exp275]]|2.51| No correlation found to any other genes in chemogenomics. Global Fraction of Cell Lines Where Essential: 0/739 ^Tissue^Fraction Of Cell Lines Where Essential^ |1290807.0|0/1| |909776.0|0/1| |bile duct|0/28| |blood|0/28| |bone|0/26| |breast|0/33| |central nervous system|0/56| |cervix|0/4| |colorectal|0/17| |esophagus|0/13| |fibroblast|0/1| |gastric|0/16| |kidney|0/21| |liver|0/20| |lung|0/75| |lymphocyte|0/16| |ovary|0/26| |pancreas|0/24| |peripheral nervous system|0/16| |plasma cell|0/15| |prostate|0/1| |skin|0/24| |soft tissue|0/9| |thyroid|0/2| |upper aerodigestive|0/22| |urinary tract|0/29| |uterus|0/5| == Essentiality in NALM6 == * **Essentiality Rank**: 7923 * **Expression level (log2 read counts)**: -5.01 {{:chemogenomics:nalm6 dist.png?nolink |}}