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MLYCD malonyl-CoA decarboxylase [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 23417, updated on 11-Jun-2025
Official Symbol
MLYCDprovided by HGNC
Official Full Name
malonyl-CoA decarboxylaseprovided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:7150
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000103150 MIM:606761; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7150
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
MCD
Summary
The product of this gene catalyzes the breakdown of malonyl-CoA to acetyl-CoA and carbon dioxide. Malonyl-CoA is an intermediate in fatty acid biosynthesis, and also inhibits the transport of fatty acyl CoAs into mitochondria. Consequently, the encoded protein acts to increase the rate of fatty acid oxidation. It is found in mitochondria, peroxisomes, and the cytoplasm. Mutations in this gene result in malonyl-CoA decarboyxlase deficiency. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Expression
Ubiquitous expression in heart (RPKM 24.2), liver (RPKM 11.1) and 24 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Location:
16q23.3
Exon count:
5
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 16 NC_000016.10 (83899115..83927031)
RS_2024_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 16 NC_060940.1 (89964788..89992706)
RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 16 NC_000016.9 (83932720..83960636)

Chromosome 16 - NC_000016.10Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene cadherin 13 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7767 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:83841377-83841878 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:83846533-83847044 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:83847045-83847556 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:83847557-83848068 Neighboring gene BRD4-independent group 4 enhancer GRCh37_chr16:83850559-83851758 Neighboring gene OCT4-NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:83873977-83874624 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:83874625-83875272 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:83875273-83875919 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:83879897-83880398 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:83880399-83880898 Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak2652 silencer Neighboring gene CDH13 antisense RNA 2 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr16:83912211-83912369 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7769 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7770 Neighboring gene CDK7 strongly-dependent group 2 enhancer GRCh37_chr16:83945234-83946433 Neighboring gene NANOG hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:83942352-83942873 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:83947165-83947672 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC105371372 Neighboring gene heat shock factor binding protein 1 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7771 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:83987658-83988427 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7772 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:84007063-84007564 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 13657 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7773 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:84035929-84036711 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7774 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:84050003-84050504 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:84060729-84061230 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:84066580-84067080 Neighboring gene oxidative stress induced growth inhibitor 1 Neighboring gene RNA, 5S ribosomal pseudogene 432 Neighboring gene N-terminal EF-hand calcium binding protein 2 Neighboring gene solute carrier family 38 member 8

  • Project title: Tissue-specific circular RNA induction during human fetal development
  • Description: 35 human fetal samples from 6 tissues (3 - 7 replicates per tissue) collected between 10 and 20 weeks gestational time were sequenced using Illumina TruSeq Stranded Total RNA
  • BioProject: PRJNA270632
  • Publication: PMID 26076956
  • Analysis date: Mon Apr 2 22:54:59 2018

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Markers

Potential readthrough

Included gene: OSGIN1

Clone Names

  • MGC59795

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables carboxy-lyase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables identical protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables lyase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables malonyl-CoA decarboxylase activity EXP
Inferred from Experiment
more info
PubMed 
enables malonyl-CoA decarboxylase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables malonyl-CoA decarboxylase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables malonyl-CoA decarboxylase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in acetyl-CoA biosynthetic process IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in acetyl-CoA biosynthetic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in acetyl-CoA biosynthetic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in acyl-CoA metabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in acyl-CoA metabolic process TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
involved_in fatty acid biosynthetic process IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in fatty acid biosynthetic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in fatty acid biosynthetic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in fatty acid metabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in fatty acid oxidation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in lipid metabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in malonyl-CoA catabolic process IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in malonyl-CoA catabolic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in malonyl-CoA catabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of fatty acid oxidation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of fatty acid oxidation IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of fatty acid beta-oxidation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in regulation of fatty acid oxidation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in regulation of glucose metabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in regulation of glucose metabolic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in response to ischemia IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in response to ischemia ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in response to nutrient IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cytoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in cytoplasm IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in cytosol TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
is_active_in mitochondrial matrix IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in mitochondrial matrix IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in mitochondrial matrix ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
located_in mitochondrion HTP PubMed 
located_in mitochondrion IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in mitochondrion IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
is_active_in peroxisomal matrix IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in peroxisomal matrix IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in peroxisomal matrix ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
located_in peroxisomal matrix TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
located_in peroxisome IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in peroxisome IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
Preferred Names
malonyl-CoA decarboxylase, mitochondrial
Names
malonyl coenzyme A decarboxylase
NP_036345.2

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

  1. NG_009079.1 RefSeqGene

    Range
    5001..22058
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_012213.3NP_036345.2  malonyl-CoA decarboxylase, mitochondrial

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_036345.2

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC009119, BC052592
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS42206.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    O95822, Q9UNU5, Q9Y3F2
    Related
    ENSP00000262430.4, ENST00000262430.6
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    pfam05292
    Location:95456
    MCD; Malonyl-CoA decarboxylase (MCD)

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2024_08

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000016.10 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    83899115..83927031
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    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060940.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    89964788..89992706
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    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)