Pyruvate dehydrogenase (lipoamide) alpha 2

PDHA2
Identifiers
Aliases	PDHA2, PDHAL, Pyruvate dehydrogenase (lipoamide) alpha 2, pyruvate dehydrogenase alpha 2, pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 alpha 2 subunit, pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 subunit alpha 2, SPGF70
External IDs	OMIM: 179061; HomoloGene: 129539; GeneCards: PDHA2; OMA:PDHA2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 4 (human)
End	95,841,464 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	sperm; ; left testis; ; right testis; ; testicle; ; tendon of biceps brachii; ; muscular system; ; muscle; ; muscle; ; skeletal muscle; ; lower limb muscles;
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	More reference expression data
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Gene ontology
Molecular function	oxidoreductase activity; pyruvate dehydrogenase (acetyl-transferring) activity; oxidoreductase activity, acting on the aldehyde or oxo group of donors, disulfide as acceptor; pyruvate dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity;
Cellular component	intracellular membrane-bounded organelle; nucleus; nucleolus; mitochondrion; mitochondrial matrix; pyruvate dehydrogenase complex;
Biological process	metabolism; tricarboxylic acid cycle; acetyl-CoA biosynthetic process from pyruvate; glucose metabolic process; pyruvate metabolic process; regulation of acetyl-CoA biosynthetic process from pyruvate; cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process; carbohydrate metabolic process;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	5161
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	ENSG00000163114
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	P29803
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	NM_005390
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	NP_005381
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	Wikidata
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Pyruvate dehydrogenase (lipoamide) alpha 2, also known as pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 component subunit alpha, testis-specific form, mitochondrial or PDHE1-A type II, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PDHA2 gene.