Identification
HMDB Protein ID CDBP02014
Secondary Accession Numbers Not Available
Name Kynurenine 3-monooxygenase
Description Not Available
Synonyms
  1. Kynurenine 3-hydroxylase
Gene Name KMO
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in monooxygenase activity
Specific Function Catalyzes the hydroxylation of L-kynurenine (L-Kyn) to form 3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine (L-3OHKyn). 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.
GO Classification
Biological Process
NAD biosynthetic process
tryptophan catabolic process
kynurenine metabolic process
response to salt stress
tryptophan catabolic process to kynurenine
Cellular Component
cytosol
mitochondrial outer membrane
integral to membrane
mitochondrial inner membrane
Function
oxidoreductase activity
catalytic activity
monooxygenase activity
Molecular Function
kynurenine 3-monooxygenase activity
NAD(P)H oxidase activity
flavin adenine dinucleotide binding
Process
metabolic process
oxidation reduction
Cellular Location
  1. Multi-pass membrane protein
  2. Mitochondrion outer membrane
Pathways
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 1
Locus 1q42-q44
SNPs KMO
Gene Sequence
>1461 bp
ATGGACTCATCTGTCATTCAAAGGAAAAAAGTAGCTGTCATTGGTGGTGGCTTGGTTGGC
TCATTACAAGCATGCTTTCTTGCAAAGAGGAATTTCCAGATTGATGTATATGAAGCTAGG
GAAGATACTCGAGTGGCTACCTTCACACGTGGAAGAAGCATTAACTTAGCCCTTTCTCAT
AGAGGACGACAAGCCTTGAAAGCTGTTGGCCTGGAAGATCAGATTGTATCCCAAGGTATT
CCCATGAGAGCAAGAATGATCCACTCTCTTTCAGGAAAAAAGTCTGCAATTCCCTATGGG
ACAAAGTCTCAGTATATTCTTTCTGTAAGCAGAGAAAATCTAAACAAGGATCTATTGACT
GCTGCTGAGAAATACCCCAATGTGAAAATGCACTTTAACCACAGGCTGTTGAAATGTAAT
CCAGAGGAAGGAATGATCACAGTGCTTGGATCTGACAAAGTTCCCAAAGATGTCACTTGT
GACCTCATTGTAGGATGTGATGGAGCCTATTCAACTGTCAGATCTCACCTGATGAAGAAA
CCTCGCTTTGATTACAGTCAGCAGTACATTCCTCATGGGTACATGGAGTTGACTATTCCA
CCTAAGAACGGAGATTATGCCATGGAACCTAATTATCTGCATATTTGGCCTAGAAATACC
TTTATGATGATTGCACTTCCTAACATGAACAAATCATTCACATGTACTTTGTTCATGCCC
TTTGAAGAGTTTGAAAAACTTCTAACCAGTAATGATGTGGTAGATTTCTTCCAGAAATAC
TTTCCGGATGCCATCCCTCTAATTGGAGAGAAACTCCTAGTGCAAGATTTCTTCCTGTTG
CCTGCCCAGCCCATGATATCTGTAAAGTGCTCTTCATTTCACTTTAAATCTCACTGTGTA
CTGCTGGGAGATGCAGCTCATGCTATAGTGCCGTTTTTTGGGCAAGGAATGAATGCGGGC
TTTGAAGACTGCTTGGTATTTGATGAGTTAATGGATAAATTCAGTAACGACCTTAGTTTG
TGTCTTCCTGTGTTCTCAAGATTGAGAATCCCAGATGATCACGCGATTTCAGACCTATCC
ATGTACAATTACATAGAGATGCGAGCACATGTCAACTCAAGCTGGTTCATTTTTCAGAAG
AACATGGAGAGATTTCTTCATGCGATTATGCCATCGACCTTTATCCCTCTCTATACAATG
GTCACTTTTTCCAGAATAAGATACCATGAGGCTGTGCAGCGTTGGCATTGGCAAAAAAAG
GTGATAAACAAAGGACTCTTTTTCTTGGGATCACTGATAGCCATCAGCAGTACCTACCTA
CTTATACACTACATGTCACCACGATCTTTCCTCTGCTTGAGAAGACCATGGAACTGGATA
GCTCACTTCCGGAATACAACATGTTTCCCCGCAAAGGCCGTGGACTCCCTAGAACAAATT
TCCAATCTCATTAGCAGGTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 486
Molecular Weight 55809.445
Theoretical pI 9.032
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Kynurenine 3-monooxygenase
MDSSVIQRKKVAVIGGGLVGSLQACFLAKRNFQIDVYEAREDTRVATFTRGRSINLALSH
RGRQALKAVGLEDQIVSQGIPMRARMIHSLSGKKSAIPYGTKSQYILSVSRENLNKDLLT
AAEKYPNVKMHFNHRLLKCNPEEGMITVLGSDKVPKDVTCDLIVGCDGAYSTVRSHLMKK
PRFDYSQQYIPHGYMELTIPPKNGDYAMEPNYLHIWPRNTFMMIALPNMNKSFTCTLFMP
FEEFEKLLTSNDVVDFFQKYFPDAIPLIGEKLLVQDFFLLPAQPMISVKCSSFHFKSHCV
LLGDAAHAIVPFFGQGMNAGFEDCLVFDELMDKFSNDLSLCLPVFSRLRIPDDHAISDLS
MYNYIEMRAHVNSSWFIFQKNMERFLHAIMPSTFIPLYTMVTFSRIRYHEAVQRWHWQKK
VINKGLFFLGSLIAISSTYLLIHYMSPRSFLRLRRPWNWIAHFRNTTCFPAKAVDSLEQI
SNLISR
GenBank ID Protein 2239124
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID O15229
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name KMO_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID Y13153
GeneCard ID KMO
GenAtlas ID KMO
HGNC ID HGNC:6381
References
General References Not Available