| Gene Symbol |
PPCS
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| Entrez Gene |
79717
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| Alt Symbol |
-
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
phosphopantothenoylcysteine synthetase
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| Other Description |
PPC synthetase|phosphopantothenate--cysteine ligase
|
| Swissprots |
Q9HAB8 Q3KQT2 Q5VVM0
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| Accessions |
EAX07158 Q9HAB8 AA748446 AK021900 BAB13931 BC012383 BC062586 BC104938 AAI04939 BC106064 AAI06065 BC112015 AAI12016 BJ990298 BM923950 BP211065 BP872074 CB998485 DB479832 XR_946757 NM_001077447 NP_001070915 NM_001287506 NP_001274435 NM_001287507 NP_001274436 NM_001287508 NP_001274437 NM_001287509 NP_001274438 NM_001287510 NP_001274439 NM_001287511 NP_001274440 NM_024664 NP_078940
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| Function |
Catalyzes the first step in the biosynthesis of coenzyme A from vitamin B5, where cysteine is conjugated to 4'- phosphopantothenate to form 4-phosphopantothenoylcysteine. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11923312, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12906824}.
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| Top Pathways |
Pantothenate and CoA biosynthesis
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