Phosphopantothenoylcysteine decarboxylase (PPC-DC) is a 204 amino acid protein that plays a role in the biosynthesis of coenzyme A (CoA) from pantothenate (vitamin B). CoA is an essential cofactor in all living organisms and is involved in several key biochemical pathyways, including the tricarboxylic acid cycle and fatty acid metabolism. Altered CoA levels are associated with aberrant mitosis and meiosis in flies and the neurodegenerative Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome in humans. The biosynthesis of CoA from pantothenate requires several steps: the phosphorylation of pantothenate, the conversion of 4’-phosphopantothenate to 4'-phosphopantetheine, the adenylation by phosphopantetheine adenylyltransferase to form dephospho-CoA and the phosphorylation by dephospho-CoA kinase to form CoA. PPC-DC plays a direct role in this pathway by converting 4'-phosphopantothenate into 4'-phosphopantetheine. Potentially forming a homotrimer, PPC-DC has 2 named isoforms produced by alternative splicing.
Key Feature
Clonality
Polyclonal
Isotype
IgG
Host Species
Rabbit
Tested Applications
WBIPELISA
recommended for detection of PPC-DC of human and canine origin by WB, IP and ELISA: