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tyrosinase

Summary

Gene Symbol

Organism

Gallus gallus (chicken)

External Links

NCBI Gene: 373971
PubChem: 373971

Annotation

Keyword

Copper
Glycoprotein
Melanin biosynthesis
Metal-binding
Monooxygenase
Reference proteome
Signal
Transmembrane helix

Proteins

Displaying **all 2** entries
UniProt	Protein Name
P55024	Monophenol monooxygenase
A0A411DFI8	Monophenol monooxygenase

Annotation information from UniProt.

Gene Ontology (GO)

Displaying **all 3** entries
GO Term	Evidence Code	PMID
response to blue light
melanin biosynthetic process	IEA	30032202
pigmentation	IEA	30032202

GO Hierarchy

biological process

metabolic process [inference]

biosynthetic process [inference]

cellular biosynthetic process [inference]

aromatic compound biosynthetic process [inference]

phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

secondary metabolite biosynthetic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

organic substance biosynthetic process [inference]

organic cyclic compound biosynthetic process [inference]

phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

organic hydroxy compound biosynthetic process [inference]

phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

secondary metabolic process [inference]

melanin metabolic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

secondary metabolite biosynthetic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

pigment metabolic process [inference]

melanin metabolic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

pigment biosynthetic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

cellular metabolic process [inference]

cellular aromatic compound metabolic process [inference]

phenol-containing compound metabolic process [inference]

melanin metabolic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

aromatic compound biosynthetic process [inference]

phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

cellular biosynthetic process [inference]

aromatic compound biosynthetic process [inference]

phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

organic substance metabolic process [inference]

organic cyclic compound metabolic process [inference]

phenol-containing compound metabolic process [inference]

melanin metabolic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

organic cyclic compound biosynthetic process [inference]

phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

organic substance biosynthetic process [inference]

organic cyclic compound biosynthetic process [inference]

phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

organic hydroxy compound biosynthetic process [inference]

phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

organic hydroxy compound metabolic process [inference]

phenol-containing compound metabolic process [inference]

melanin metabolic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

organic hydroxy compound biosynthetic process [inference]

phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

cellular process [inference]

cellular metabolic process [inference]

cellular aromatic compound metabolic process [inference]

phenol-containing compound metabolic process [inference]

melanin metabolic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

aromatic compound biosynthetic process [inference]

phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

cellular biosynthetic process [inference]

aromatic compound biosynthetic process [inference]

phenol-containing compound biosynthetic process [inference]

melanin biosynthetic process

pigmentation

response to stimulus [inference]

response to abiotic stimulus [inference]

response to radiation [inference]

response to light stimulus [inference]

response to blue light

Displaying **all 2** entries
GO Term	Evidence Code	PMID
melanosome membrane
melanosome

GO Hierarchy

cellular component

cellular anatomical entity [inference]

membrane [inference]

organelle membrane [inference]

vesicle membrane [inference]

cytoplasmic vesicle membrane [inference]

pigment granule membrane [inference]

melanosome membrane

bounding membrane of organelle [inference]

pigment granule membrane [inference]

melanosome membrane

organelle [inference]

membrane-bounded organelle [inference]

vesicle [inference]

intracellular vesicle [inference]

cytoplasmic vesicle [inference]

pigment granule [inference]

melanosome

intracellular membrane-bounded organelle [inference]

intracellular vesicle [inference]

cytoplasmic vesicle [inference]

pigment granule [inference]

melanosome

intracellular organelle [inference]

intracellular membrane-bounded organelle [inference]

intracellular vesicle [inference]

cytoplasmic vesicle [inference]

pigment granule [inference]

melanosome

Displaying **all 2** entries
GO Term	Evidence Code	PMID
tyrosinase activity	IEA	30032202
metal ion binding

GO Hierarchy

molecular function

catalytic activity [inference]

oxidoreductase activity [inference]

monooxygenase activity [inference]

oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen, another compound as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen [inference]

tyrosinase activity

oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen [inference]

oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen, another compound as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen [inference]

tyrosinase activity

binding [inference]

ion binding [inference]

cation binding [inference]

metal ion binding

Gene Ontology information from NCBI Gene and UniProt.

OrthoDB (Group)

Group level

Eukaryota

Group Name

tyrosinase

Functional Category

E: Amino acid transport and metabolism
M: Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis
T: Signal transduction mechanisms

Displaying **all 5** entries
Gene Ontology
melanin biosynthetic process
metal ion binding
oxidoreductase activity
pigmentation
tyrosinase activity

Displaying **all 2** entries
InterPro
Di-copper centre-containing domain superfamily
Tyrosinase copper-binding domain

International Collaboration

GlyCosmos is a member of the GlySpace Alliance together with GlyGen and Glycomics@ExPASy.

Acknowledgements

Supported by JST NBDC Grant Number JPMJND2204

Partly supported by NIH Common Fund Grant #1U01GM125267-01

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Last updated: December 8, 2025

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