Tryptophan metabolism (WP465)
Homo sapiens
This pathway describes the metabolism of tryptophan, an essential amino acid. Originally adapted from: [https://www.genome.jp/kegg-bin/show_pathway?hsa00380 KEGG], and expanded with information from [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2018.05.003 Agus 2018], [https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1178646919852996 Dehhaghi 2019], and [https://doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmz127 Gao 2020]. "The tryptophan (Trp) metabolism follows three major pathways in the gastrointestinal tract: 1. direct transformation of Trp, including ligands of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), by the gut microbiota; 2. through the kynurenine pathway in both immune and epithelial cells via indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) 1; 3. the serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT]) production pathway in enterochromaffin cells via Trp hydroxylase 1 (TpH1)." [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2018.05.003 Agus 2018]. Proteins on this pathway have targeted assays available via the [https://assays.cancer.gov/available_assays?wp_id=WP465 CPTAC Assay Portal].
Authors
Lynn M. Ferrante , Alex Pico , Kristina Hanspers , Adrien Defay , Egon Willighagen , Denise Slenter , Friederike Ehrhart , and Finterly HuActivity
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- Citalopram-induced pathways regulation and tentative treatment-outcome-predicting biomarkers in lymphoblastoid cell lines from depression patients (2020).
- Human Monocytes Exposed to SARS-CoV-2 Display Features of Innate Immune Memory Producing High Levels of CXCL10 upon Restimulation (2023).
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Organisms
Homo sapiensCommunities
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Pathway Ontology
tryptophan metabolic pathway tryptophan biosynthetic pathway tryptophan degradation pathway kynurenine metabolic pathway aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling pathway classic metabolic pathway signaling pathway regulatory pathway indoleamine and related compounds biosynthetic pathway indoleamine and related compounds metabolic pathwayCell Type Ontology
serotonin secreting cell enterochromaffin-like cell type EC enteroendocrine cellLabel | Type | Compact URI | Comment |
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2-Oxoadipate | Metabolite | chemspider:19951093 | 2-Oxoadipate |
Anthranilate | Metabolite | chemspider:4573598 | Anthranilate |
Indole-3-acetate | Metabolite | chemspider:779 | AKA IAA, Indole Acetic Acid; Indole acetic acid is converted to skatole by Lactobacillus, Clostridium, Bacteroides, and others. |
5-hydroxykynurenamine | Metabolite | chebi:62214 | 5-Hydroxykynurenamine |
(S)-3-Hydroxybutyryl-CoA | Metabolite | kegg.compound:C01144 | (S)-3-Hydroxybutanoyl-CoA |
5-Methoxyindoleacetate | Metabolite | chemspider:14533147 | 5-Methoxyindoleacetate |
2-Aminomuconate | Metabolite | kegg.compound:C03824 | 2-Aminomuconate |
3-Hydroxy-L-kynurenine | Metabolite | kegg.compound:C03227 | AKA 3-Hydroxy-L-kynurenine, 3H-KYN |
N-formylanthranilate | Metabolite | wikidata:Q27103061 | Formylanthranilate |
2-Aminomuconate | Metabolite | kegg.compound:C02220 | 2-Aminomuconate |
4,8-Dihydroxyquinoline | Metabolite | chebi:28883 | 4,8-Dihydroxyquinoline |
Cinnavalininate | Metabolite | kegg.compound:C05640 | Cinnavalininate |
3-Hydroxykynurenamine | Metabolite | hmdb:HMDB0060281 | 3-Hydroxykynurenamine |
Indole-3-acetaldehyde | Metabolite | chemspider:778 | AKA IAAId |
Formyl-5-hydroxykynurenamine | Metabolite | hmdb:HMDB0012948 | |
2-Amino-3-carboxymuconate | Metabolite | kegg.compound:C04409 | 2-Amino-3-carboxymuconate |
Serotonin | Metabolite | chemspider:5013 | AKA 3-(2-Aminoethyl)-1H-indol-5-ol |
3-Hydroxyanthranilate | Metabolite | chemspider:7822291 | AKA 3-Hydroxyanthranilate, 3-HAA |
Formyl-N-acetyl-5-methoxykynurenamine | Metabolite | kegg.compound:C05642 | Formyl-N-acetyl-5-methoxykynurenamine |
5-Hydroxyindoleacetate | Metabolite | chemspider:10637170 | 5-Hydroxyindoleacetate |
Quinolinate | Metabolite | chemspider:2777129 | |
Formylkynurenine | Metabolite | cas:1022-31-7 | Formylkynurenine |
4-(2-Amino-3-hydroxyphenyl)-2,4-dioxobutanoate | Metabolite | hmdb:HMDB0004083 | |
ILA | Metabolite | chebi:55528 | AKA Indole-3-lactic acid |
skatole | Metabolite | chebi:9171 | Indole acetic acid is converted to skatole by Lactobacillus, Clostridium, Bacteroides, and others. |
Indolepyruvate | Metabolite | kegg.compound:C00331 | AKA IPYA, IP |
Acetyl-CoA | Metabolite | cas:72-89-9 | Acetyl-CoA |
alpha-tocopherol | Metabolite | chebi:22470 | |
Indole | Metabolite | chebi:35581 | |
5-Hydroxy-L-tryptophan | Metabolite | hmdb:HMDB0000472 | 'The neurotransmitter 5-HT is produced in the brain through the Trp hydroxylase 2 enzyme (TpH2), [...], more than 90% of the body's 5-HT is produced in the gut and particularly in enterochromaffin cells (ECs), a specialized subtype of intestinal epithelial cell.' |
Butyrate | Metabolite | chebi:17968 | |
L-Kynurenine | Metabolite | cas:343-65-7 | L-Kynurenine |
Melatonin | Metabolite | hmdb:HMDB0001389 | |
5-Hydroxykynurenine | Metabolite | cas:484-78-6 | |
Xanthurenic acid | Metabolite | hmdb:HMDB0000881 | |
Indole-3-acetamide | Metabolite | chebi:16031 | AKA IAM |
N-Methylserotonin | Metabolite | hmdb:HMDB0004369 | |
Tryptophol | Metabolite | chebi:17890 | |
Tryptamine | Metabolite | cas:61-54-1 | |
5-Hydroxy-N-formylkynurenine | Metabolite | hmdb:HMDB0004086 | |
4,6-Dihydroxyquinoline | Metabolite | hmdb:HMDB0004077 | |
indole-sulfonic acid | Metabolite | pubchem.compound:12904055 | |
SCFAs | Metabolite | chebi:26666 | Short-Chain-fatty-acids |
L-Tryptophan | Metabolite | cas:73-22-3 | |
Kynurenic Acid | Metabolite | chebi:18344 | |
Acetoacetyl-CoA | Metabolite | kegg.compound:C00332 | |
Indican | Metabolite | chebi:16700 | |
N-Methyltryptamine | Metabolite | chebi:28136 | |
Crotonoyl-CoA | Metabolite | kegg.compound:C00877 | |
5-Hydroxyindoleacetaldehyde | Metabolite | hmdb:HMDB0004073 | AKA 5-HIAA |
4-aminobenzoic acid | Metabolite | chebi:30753 | |
Indolyl acryloyl glycine | Metabolite | chebi:145761 | |
Tyramine | Metabolite | chebi:15760 | |
6-Hydroxymelatonin | Metabolite | cas:2208-41-5 | |
Indole-3-aldehyde | Metabolite | chebi:28238 | AKA IAId |
Glutaryl-CoA | Metabolite | kegg.compound:C00527 | |
cholate | Metabolite | chebi:29747 | |
N-Acetylserotonin | Metabolite | cas:1210-83-9 | AKA N-Acetylserotonin, NAS |
picolinate | Metabolite | kegg.compound:C10164 | |
IA | Metabolite | chebi:132244 | AKA Indole acrylic acid |
IPA | Metabolite | chebi:43580 | AKA Indole-3-propionic acid |
Quinaldic Acid | Metabolite | chebi:18386 | |
Indole acetic glutamine | Metabolite | chebi:176458 | |
IDO2 | GeneProduct | ncbigene:169355 | |
GCDH | GeneProduct | ncbigene:2639 | predicted |
ALDH2 | GeneProduct | ncbigene:217 | |
4.1.1.- | GeneProduct | eccode:4.1.1.- | Unclear which specific protein acts in this reaction |
ASMT | GeneProduct | ncbigene:438 | |
IDO2 | GeneProduct | ensembl:ENSG00000188676 | |
1.5.1.- | GeneProduct | eccode:1.5.1.- | Unclear which specific protein acts in this reaction. |
CYP1A1 | GeneProduct | ncbigene:1543 | |
DLD | GeneProduct | ncbigene:1738 | aka OADH |
MAOA | GeneProduct | ncbigene:4128 | |
DDC | GeneProduct | ncbigene:1644 | In Agus et al, this protein is called 'AAAD', aka 'aromatic amino acid decarboxylase', which is known in UniProt at DCC; AAAD is an unrelated protein and its addition to Figure 2 of this paper is questionable [PMID:29902437]. Fig. 1 [PMID:31825083] mentions AADC, in peripheral synthesis. |
CAT | GeneProduct | ncbigene:847 | |
STAT1 | GeneProduct | ensembl:ENSG00000115415 | |
DDC | GeneProduct | ncbigene:1644 | |
DDC | GeneProduct | ncbigene:1644 | Known under two EC numbers: aromatic-L-amino-acid/L-tryptophan decarboxylase [EC:4.1.1.28; EC:4.1.1.105] |
ACAT1 | GeneProduct | ncbigene:38 | |
INDO2 | GeneProduct | ncbigene:3620 | |
AFMID | GeneProduct | ncbigene:125061 | |
AANAT | GeneProduct | ncbigene:15 | |
ALDH8A1 | GeneProduct | ncbigene:64577 | |
AOX1 | GeneProduct | ncbigene:316 | |
AADAT | GeneProduct | ncbigene:56267 | |
ACMSD | GeneProduct | ncbigene:130013 | |
KMO | GeneProduct | ncbigene:8564 | liver PW |
KYNU | GeneProduct | ncbigene:8942 | AKA kynureninase |
INMT | GeneProduct | ncbigene:11185 | |
HAAO | GeneProduct | ncbigene:23498 | AKA 3-hydroxyanthraniate 3,4-dioxygenase |
AOC1 | GeneProduct | ncbigene:26 | aka ABP1 |
MAOA | GeneProduct | ncbigene:4128 | AKA Monoamine Ozydase (MAO) |
IDO1 | GeneProduct | ensembl:ENSG00000131203 | |
KYNU | GeneProduct | ncbigene:8942 | |
ECHS1 | GeneProduct | ncbigene:1892 | |
TDO2 | GeneProduct | ncbigene:6999 | liver PW |
TPH2 | GeneProduct | ncbigene:121278 | produced in the brain; central synthesis |
IDO2 | GeneProduct | ncbigene:169355 | brain, liver and gut PW |
ALDH2 | Protein | uniprot:P05091 | |
IDO1 | Protein | uniprot:P14902 | AKA indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, in both immune and epithelial cells [PMID: 22688187] |
TpH1 | Protein | uniprot:P17752 | AKA Trp hydroxylase 1, produced in intestinal epithelial cells; peripheral synthesis |
HDAC | Protein | interpro:IPR000286 | Family of proteins |
MAOA | Protein | ncbigene:4128 | |
AHR | Protein | hgnc.symbol:AHR | |
IL4I1 | Protein | uniprot:Q96RQ9 | |
fldH | Protein | uniprot:G9EZR6 | AKA phenyllactate dehydrogenase or indolelactic acid dehydrogenase (ILDH); species: Clostridium sporogenes (strain ATCC 7955 / DSM 767 / NBRC 16411 / NCIMB 8053 / NCTC 8594 / PA 3679) |
ArAT | Protein | eccode:2.6.1.57 | AKA Aromatic amino acid aminotransferase, group of proteins |
KYAT1 | Protein | uniprot:Q16773 | KAT I/glutamine transaminase K/cysteine conjugate beta-lyase 1 |
TMO | Protein | uniprot:P48775 | AKA Tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase; abbreviation TMO is not know in UniProt (TDO2 is the gene name). |
TNA | Protein | uniprot:P31015 | AKA Tryptophanase (2); Species: Symbiobacterium thermophilum (strain T / IAM 14863) |
HADH | Protein | uniprot:Q16836 | |
porB | Protein | uniprot:Q9ZKA3 | AKA pyruvate : ferrodoxin oxidoreductase B; Species: Helicobacter pylori (strain J99 / ATCC 700824) (Campylobacter pylori J99) |
acdA | Protein | uniprot:P45867 | AKA acyl-CoA dehydrogenase; Species: Bacillus subtilis (strain 168) |
fldH | Protein | uniprot:J7SHB8 | AKA phenyllactate dehydrogenase or indolelactic acid dehydrogenase (ILDH); species: Clostridium sporogenes (strain ATCC 15579) |
fldB | Protein | uniprot:Q93AL9 | AKA phenyllactate dehydratase; fldBC is know as two entries in UniProt (fldB and fldC); Species: Clostridium sporogenes |
fldC | Protein | uniprot:Q93AL8 | AKA phenyllactate dehydratase; fldBC is know as two entries in UniProt (fldB and fldC); Species: Clostridium sporogenes |
acdA | Protein | uniprot:J7TF92 | AKA acyl-CoA dehydrogenase; Species: Clostridium sporogenes (strain ATCC 15579) |
TNA | Protein | uniprot:P31014 | AKA Tryptophanase (1); Species: Symbiobacterium thermophilum (strain T / IAM 14863) |
TNA | Protein | uniprot:Q9ZNA8 | AKA Tryptophanase; Species: Proteus inconstans |
TNA | Protein | uniprot:O07674 | AKA Tryptophanase; Species: Haemophilus influenzae |
KYAT2 | Protein | uniprot:Q8N5Z0 | KAT II/aminoadipate aminotransferase |
KYAT3 | Protein | uniprot:Q6YP21 | KAT III/cysteine conjugate beta-lyase 2 |
KYAT4 | Protein | uniprot:P00505 | KAT IV/glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase 2/mitochondrial aspartate aminotransferase |
IDO2 | Protein | uniprot:Q6ZQW0 | brain, liver and gut PW |
STAT1 | Protein | uniprot:P42224 | |
STAT1 | Protein | uniprot:P42224 | FN-gamma–dependent phosphorylation of STAT1 |
References
- KEGG Pathway: rno00380
- Structure, expression, and function of kynurenine aminotransferases in human and rodent brains. Han Q, Cai T, Tagle DA, Li J. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2010 Feb;67(3):353–68. PubMed Europe PMC Scholia
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- Butyrate Produced by Commensal Bacteria Down-Regulates Indolamine 2,3-Dioxygenase 1 (IDO-1) Expression via a Dual Mechanism in Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells. Martin-Gallausiaux C, Larraufie P, Jarry A, Béguet-Crespel F, Marinelli L, Ledue F, et al. Front Immunol. 2018 Dec 11;9:2838. PubMed Europe PMC Scholia
- Microorganisms, Tryptophan Metabolism, and Kynurenine Pathway: A Complex Interconnected Loop Influencing Human Health Status. Dehhaghi M, Kazemi Shariat Panahi H, Guillemin GJ. Int J Tryptophan Res. 2019 Jun 19;12:1178646919852996. PubMed Europe PMC Scholia
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