basl-1 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase activity. Predicted to be involved in catecholamine metabolic process and serotonin biosynthetic process. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency; bipolar disorder; and hyperinsulinism. Is an ortholog of human DDC (dopa decarboxylase).