GeneGENE RECORD

MVD

MVD contributes to Mevalonate diphosphate decarboxylase.

Cholesterol biosynthesisHomo sapiens
REFERENCE IDENTIFIER4597NCBI Gene record
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MVD is a gene: a stretch of DNA that carries instructions used to make a functional RNA or protein.

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Record type: gene. MVD contributes to Mevalonate diphosphate decarboxylase.
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This gene contributes to MVDIts enzyme and pathway connections are listed below.

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Isopentenyl diphosphate formation

Mevalonate diphosphate decarboxylase produces the five-carbon isoprene unit IPP.

Cholesterol biosynthesis · irreversible