Synonyms:DYT14, DYT5, DYT5a, ENTREZ:2643, GCH, GCH1, GTP cyclohydrolase 1, GTP-CH-1, GTPCH1, HGNC:4193, HPABH4B, MIM:600225, NM_000161, NM_001024024, NM_001024070, NM_001024071, NP_000152, NP_001019195, NP_001019241, NP_001019242, XM_017021218, XP_016876707
Omim:OMIM:600225
Id:70906b45-be08-5173-b4c8-0d45fff63968
Hgnc:HGNC:4193
Description:GTP cyclohydrolase 1
This gene encodes a member of the GTP cyclohydrolase family. The encoded protein is the first and rate-limiting enzyme in tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) biosynthesis, catalyzing the conversion of GTP into 7,8-dihydroneopterin triphosphate. BH4 is an essential cofactor required by aromatic amino acid hydroxylases as well as nitric oxide synthases. Mutations in this gene are associated with malignant hyperphenylalaninemia and dopa-responsive dystonia. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described; however, not all variants give rise to a functional enzyme. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]