decarboxylates & converts dopachrome to 5,6-dihydroxyindole; does not convert the latter to indole-5,6-quinone; a melanoma-associated antigen; found in human & mouse hairbulbs; RefSeq NM_001922 (human), NM_010024 (mouse)
Also Known As:
3,4-dihydroxyphenylalaninechrome tautomerase; DCT protein, human; Dct protein, mouse; MIF-2 protein, human; TRP-2 protein, tyrosinase-related; TRP2 protein, mouse; TYRP2 protein, human; Tyrosinase-related protein 2, human; Tyrp2 protein, mouse; dopachrome conversion factor; dopachrome oxidoreductase; dopachrome tautomerase; dopachrome tautomerase (dopachrome delta-isomerase, tyrosine-related protein 2), human; slaty protein, mouse; tyrosinase-related protein-2; tyrosinase-related protein-2, mouse