KMO

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Summary

KMO (kynurenine 3-monooxygenase, HGNC:6381) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 1q43, encoding Kynurenine 3-monooxygenase (O15229). Catalyzes the hydroxylation of L-kynurenine (L-Kyn) to form 3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine (L-3OHKyn).

This gene encodes a mitochondrion outer membrane protein that catalyzes the hydroxylation of L-tryptophan metabolite, L-kynurenine, to form L-3-hydroxykynurenine. Studies in yeast identified this gene as a therapeutic target for Huntington disease.

Source: NCBI Gene 8564 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • Gene–disease (curated): pellagra (Limited, GenCC)
  • GWAS associations: 5
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 68 total
  • Druggable target: yes — 1 molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_003679

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:6381
Approved symbolKMO
Namekynurenine 3-monooxygenase
Location1q43
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
Ensembl geneENSG00000117009
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM603538
Entrez8564

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 17 — 11 protein_coding, 6 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined

ENST00000366555, ENST00000366557, ENST00000366558, ENST00000366559, ENST00000431245, ENST00000477907, ENST00000480967, ENST00000481087, ENST00000484229, ENST00000484628, ENST00000881615, ENST00000881616, ENST00000881617, ENST00000881618, ENST00000881619, ENST00000970127, ENST00000970128

RefSeq mRNA: 2 — MANE Select: NM_003679 NM_001410944, NM_003679

CCDS: CCDS1618, CCDS91182

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000366559 — 15 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE00000793712241588748241588830
ENSE00000793713241590012241590113
ENSE00000793714241590204241590263
ENSE00000961703241566491241566612
ENSE00001442030241591953241595642
ENSE00003474343241586679241586736
ENSE00003476287241564987241565058
ENSE00003529120241560665241560752
ENSE00003559479241550955241551044
ENSE00003616884241555612241555660
ENSE00003620156241549677241549774
ENSE00003666114241548829241548898
ENSE00003679153241562167241562332
ENSE00003680107241568500241568647
ENSE00003844366241532378241532498

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 194 present calls, max score 93.50.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth broad, TPM avg 12.2996 / max 1300.0831, expressed in 338 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (8 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
937310.6270305
93700.6905152
93670.418897
93720.268286
93660.121941
93710.080141
93690.054624
93680.038519

Top tissues by expression

288 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
right lobe of liverUBERON:000111493.50gold quality
palpebral conjunctivaUBERON:000181292.35gold quality
liverUBERON:000210791.95gold quality
nephron tubuleUBERON:000123191.26gold quality
male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testisCL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:000047388.28gold quality
kidney epitheliumUBERON:000481987.84gold quality
renal glomerulusUBERON:000007484.84gold quality
metanephric glomerulusUBERON:000473684.41gold quality
placentaUBERON:000198783.98gold quality
monocyteCL:000057683.06gold quality
mononuclear cellCL:000084282.58gold quality
leukocyteCL:000073882.48gold quality
adult mammalian kidneyUBERON:000008281.67gold quality
kidneyUBERON:000211380.73gold quality
granulocyteCL:000009480.25gold quality
buccal mucosa cellCL:000233679.39silver quality
cortex of kidneyUBERON:000122579.15gold quality
type B pancreatic cellCL:000016978.95gold quality
spleenUBERON:000210678.93gold quality
olfactory bulbUBERON:000226478.69gold quality
lymph nodeUBERON:000002977.20gold quality
metanephrosUBERON:000008175.25gold quality
vermiform appendixUBERON:000115474.86gold quality
male germ cellCL:000001574.18gold quality
bone marrow cellCL:000209274.12gold quality
spermCL:000001973.51gold quality
right lungUBERON:000216773.18gold quality
epithelium of nasopharynxUBERON:000195173.12gold quality
bloodUBERON:000017872.59gold quality
upper lobe of left lungUBERON:000895271.81gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 1 experiment(s), a significant marker in 1.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-ANND-3yes15.26

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

98 targeting KMO, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-6867-5P100.0082.213464
HSA-MIR-6758-5P100.0066.211470
HSA-MIR-6856-5P100.0065.471298
HSA-MIR-1252-5P100.0069.802774
HSA-MIR-548C-3P99.9974.017587
HSA-MIR-569699.9872.364487
HSA-MIR-806899.9873.852376
HSA-MIR-60799.9773.625593
HSA-MIR-302C-5P99.9772.563642
HSA-MIR-495-3P99.9672.814197
HSA-MIR-335-3P99.9373.364958
HSA-MIR-205-3P99.9269.923165
HSA-MIR-806399.9169.763146
HSA-MIR-367199.9073.043897
HSA-MIR-153-5P99.8973.866317
HSA-MIR-6780A-5P99.8866.692776
HSA-MIR-391999.8769.452489
HSA-MIR-137-3P99.8774.742401
HSA-MIR-30A-3P99.8769.742928
HSA-MIR-30D-3P99.8769.922917
HSA-MIR-30E-3P99.8769.682942
HSA-MIR-579-3P99.8671.663628
HSA-MIR-4728-5P99.8569.394718
HSA-MIR-76599.8468.242442
HSA-MIR-664B-3P99.8471.653590
HSA-MIR-684499.8270.692423
HSA-MIR-430799.8270.453374
HSA-MIR-6785-5P99.8268.684428
HSA-MIR-3121-3P99.8271.963630
HSA-MIR-374C-5P99.8072.062910

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 23)

  • the function KMO AND indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase may change from a role in immunosuppression at the maternal-fetal interface in early pregnancy, to one associated with regulation of fetoplacental blood flow or placental metabolism in late gestation (PMID:15950064)
  • Results suggest that kynurenine 3-monooxygenase is unlikely to be related to the development of schizophrenia in Japanese. (PMID:16716206)
  • The present analysis of the combined Scandinavian sample did not reveal any allele frequency difference between patients and healthy controls (PMID:21030213)
  • analyzed association between KMO gene polymorphisms and CSF concentrations of kynurenic acid in patients with schizophrenia and controls. results suggest that the nonsynonymous KMO SNP rs1053230 influences CSF concentrations of KYNA. (PMID:21693093)
  • significant and correlated reduction in gene expression and enzyme activity in the frontal eye field in schizophrenia patients; rs2275163 has modest effects on predictive pursuit and visuospatial working memory endophenotypes (PMID:21727251)
  • findings from five independent cohorts suggest that genetic variation in KMO influences the risk for psychotic features in mania of bipolar disorder patients. (PMID:23459468)
  • Study reporting on the first successful bacterial (Escherichia coli) expression of active FLAGtrade mark-tagged human KMO enzyme expressed in the soluble fraction and progress towards its purification. (PMID:24316190)
  • Results suggest that KMO variation influences a range of cognitive domains known to predict functional outcome in schizophrenia (PMID:25464917)
  • Two KMO SNPs were observed more often in schizophrenia patient group compared with healthy controls. (PMID:25715464)
  • These results suggest that KMO exhibits tumor-promoting effects towards hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and it may serve as a novel prognostic marker in HCC. (PMID:26099564)
  • A comprehensive review of the molecular properties of KMO, including its kinetics, reaction mechanism, and inhibitor structure-activity relationship (SAR), is not currently available and, thus, is our focus here (PMID:26589832)
  • Our data establish the candidacy of KMO as a causal factor for changes in the kidney leading to proteinuria and indicate a functional role for KMO and metabolites of the tryptophan pathway in podocytes (PMID:27020856)
  • SiRNA knockdown of the pathway components Kynurenine 3-monooxygenase and quinolinate phosphoribosyl transferase caused cells to revert to a state of susceptibility to 3HK-mediated apoptosis. (PMID:27077813)
  • There is the association between the rs1053230 polymorphism and depression. (PMID:28139632)
  • results show the incidence of Postpartum Depression in the Chinese population to be 7.3%, with PDS characterized by increased serum 3-HydroxyKinurenine concentration and 3-HK/Kynurenine ratio, versus matched postpartum women without PDS. Furthermore, polymorphisms of Kynurenine Monooxygenase rs1053230 are significantly associated with the incidence of PDS. (PMID:28319697)
  • Kynurenine 3-monooxygenase upregulates pluripotent genes through beta-catenin and promotes triple-negative breast cancer progression. (PMID:32268268)
  • Dysregulation at multiple points of the kynurenine pathway is a ubiquitous feature of renal cancer: implications for tumour immune evasion. (PMID:32390008)
  • A novel role for kynurenine 3-monooxygenase in mitochondrial dynamics. (PMID:33170836)
  • Kynurenine Monooxygenase Expression and Activity in Human Astrocytomas. (PMID:34440798)
  • The Kynurenine Pathway and Kynurenine 3-Monooxygenase Inhibitors. (PMID:35011505)
  • Association Study Between Kynurenine 3-Monooxygenase (KMO) Gene and Parkinson’s Disease Patients. (PMID:38040995)
  • Kynurenine 3-monooxygenase limits de novo NAD[+] synthesis through dietary tryptophan in renal proximal tubule epithelial cell models. (PMID:38497113)
  • Identification and experimental validation of KMO as a critical immune-associated mitochondrial gene in unstable atherosclerotic plaque. (PMID:39026250)

Cross-species orthologs

5 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_reriokmoENSDARG00000009160
mus_musculusKmoENSMUSG00000039783
rattus_norvegicusKmoENSRNOG00000003709
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00011088
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00011089

Paralogs (1): COQ6 (ENSG00000119723)

Protein

Protein identifiers

Kynurenine 3-monooxygenaseO15229 (reviewed: O15229)

Alternative names: Kynurenine 3-hydroxylase

All UniProt accessions (2): O15229, H0Y320

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Catalyzes the hydroxylation of L-kynurenine (L-Kyn) to form 3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine (L-3OHKyn). Required for synthesis of quinolinic acid, a neurotoxic NMDA receptor antagonist and potential endogenous inhibitor of NMDA receptor signaling in axonal targeting, synaptogenesis and apoptosis during brain development. Quinolinic acid may also affect NMDA receptor signaling in pancreatic beta cells, osteoblasts, myocardial cells, and the gastrointestinal tract.

Subcellular location. Mitochondrion outer membrane.

Tissue specificity. Highest levels in placenta and liver. Detectable in kidney.

Domain organisation. Transmembrane domains are required for enzymatic activity.

Pathway. Cofactor biosynthesis; NAD(+) biosynthesis; quinolinate from L-kynurenine: step 1/3.

Miscellaneous. Increased in neuroinflammatory conditions. Inhibitors are investigated as potential neuroprotective drugs since they lead to an increased level of kynurenic acid, a neuroprotective NMDA receptor agonist. Gene model based on mouse cDNA data.

Similarity. Belongs to the aromatic-ring hydroxylase family. KMO subfamily.

Isoforms (3)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
O15229-11yes
O15229-22
O15229-33

RefSeq proteins (2): NP_001397873, NP_003670* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR002938FAD-bdDomain
IPR027545Kynurenine_monooxygenaseFamily
IPR036188FAD/NAD-bd_sfHomologous_superfamily

Pfam: PF01494

Enzyme classification (BRENDA):

  • EC 1.14.13.9 — kynurenine 3-monooxygenase (BRENDA: 21 organisms, 54 substrates, 209 inhibitors, 31 Km, 8 kcat entries)

Substrate kinetics (BRENDA)

8 substrates with measured Km, best-characterized 8. Km ranges are aggregated across organisms/conditions.

SubstrateKm (mM)Measurements
NADPH0.0068–0.829
L-KYNURENINE0.0164–0.897
KYNURENINE0.012–0.335
FAD0.0001–0.00032
O20.034–0.0712
5-BROMO-L-KYNURENINE0.00451
5-CHLORO-L-KYNURENINE0.0021
NADH5.171

Catalyzed reactions (Rhea), 1 shown:

  • L-kynurenine + NADPH + O2 + H(+) = 3-hydroxy-L-kynurenine + NADP(+) + H2O (RHEA:20545)

UniProt features (73 total): strand 22, mutagenesis site 13, helix 13, binding site 12, turn 6, transmembrane region 2, splice variant 2, chain 1, glycosylation site 1, sequence variant 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

1 structures.

PDBMethodResolution (Å)
5X68X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.1

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-O15229-F188.560.76

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Ligand- & substrate-binding residues (12): 172; 304; 317–318; 363; 398; 19; 37–40; 57; 85; 99; 111; 136

Glycosylation sites (1): 465

Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (13):

PositionPhenotype
85abolishes kynurenine 3-monooxygenase activity.
99abolishes kynurenine 3-monooxygenase activity.
99strongly decreases kynurenine 3-monooxygenase activity.
312–313abolishes nadph oxidase activity.
312decreases to 30% nadph oxidase activity.
313decreases to 50% nadph oxidase activity.
363strongly decreases kynurenine 3-monooxygenase activity.
363abolishes kynurenine 3-monooxygenase activity.
366strongly decreases kynurenine 3-monooxygenase activity.
367strongly decreases kynurenine 3-monooxygenase activity.
398abolishes kynurenine 3-monooxygenase activity.
465not glycosylated. reduces to 80% kynurenine 3-monooxygenase activity.

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

3 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-71240Tryptophan catabolism
R-HSA-1430728Metabolism
R-HSA-71291Metabolism of amino acids and derivatives

MSigDB gene sets: 333 (showing top): GOBP_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_SYNAPTIC_TRANSMISSION_GLUTAMATERGIC, GOBP_GLUTAMATE_SECRETION, LU_IL4_SIGNALING, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_ORGANIC_ACID_TRANSPORT, GOMF_OXIDOREDUCTASE_ACTIVITY_ACTING_ON_PAIRED_DONORS_WITH_INCORPORATION_OR_REDUCTION_OF_MOLECULAR_OXYGEN, GOBP_RESPONSE_TO_PEPTIDE, GOBP_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_LIPID, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_SYNAPTIC_TRANSMISSION_GLUTAMATERGIC, GOBP_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_BIOTIC_STIMULUS, GOBP_ALPHA_AMINO_ACID_METABOLIC_PROCESS, REACTOME_TRYPTOPHAN_CATABOLISM, GOBP_NEUROTRANSMITTER_TRANSPORT, GOBP_ORGANOPHOSPHATE_METABOLIC_PROCESS, GOBP_NUCLEOSIDE_PHOSPHATE_BIOSYNTHETIC_PROCESS, GOBP_MONOCARBOXYLIC_ACID_METABOLIC_PROCESS

GO Biological Process (16): L-tryptophan catabolic process (GO:0006569), response to salt stress (GO:0009651), NAD+ metabolic process (GO:0019674), quinolinate biosynthetic process (GO:0019805), kynurenic acid biosynthetic process (GO:0034276), ‘de novo’ NAD+ biosynthetic process from L-tryptophan (GO:0034354), obsolete anthranilate metabolic process (GO:0043420), obsolete kynurenine metabolic process (GO:0070189), cellular response to lipopolysaccharide (GO:0071222), cellular response to interleukin-1 (GO:0071347), obsolete L-kynurenine metabolic process (GO:0097052), positive regulation of glutamate secretion, neurotransmission (GO:1903296), NAD+ biosynthetic process (GO:0009435), positive regulation of glutamate secretion (GO:0014049), pyridine nucleotide biosynthetic process (GO:0019363), response to lipopolysaccharide (GO:0032496)

GO Molecular Function (7): kynurenine 3-monooxygenase activity (GO:0004502), NAD(P)H oxidase H2O2-forming activity (GO:0016174), flavin adenine dinucleotide binding (GO:0050660), FAD binding (GO:0071949), monooxygenase activity (GO:0004497), protein binding (GO:0005515), oxidoreductase activity (GO:0016491)

GO Cellular Component (6): obsolete extracellular space (GO:0005615), mitochondrion (GO:0005739), mitochondrial outer membrane (GO:0005741), cytosol (GO:0005829), membrane (GO:0016020), mitochondrial membrane (GO:0031966)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-2 pathways:

CategoryPathways
Metabolism of amino acids and derivatives1
Metabolism1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
pyridine-containing compound biosynthetic process2
cytoplasm2
cellular anatomical structure2
aromatic amino acid catabolic process1
indole-containing compound catabolic process1
L-amino acid catabolic process1
proteinogenic amino acid catabolic process1
response to osmotic stress1
purine nucleotide metabolic process1
nicotinamide nucleotide metabolic process1
dicarboxylic acid biosynthetic process1
quinolinate metabolic process1
kynurenic acid metabolic process1
monocarboxylic acid biosynthetic process1
aromatic amino acid metabolic process1
NAD+ biosynthetic process1
indole-containing compound metabolic process1
L-amino acid metabolic process1
proteinogenic amino acid metabolic process1
response to lipopolysaccharide1
cellular response to molecule of bacterial origin1
cellular response to lipid1
cellular response to oxygen-containing compound1
response to interleukin-11
cellular response to cytokine stimulus1
positive regulation of neurotransmitter secretion1
positive regulation of glutamate secretion1
positive regulation of synaptic transmission, glutamatergic1
glutamate secretion, neurotransmission1
regulation of glutamate secretion, neurotransmission1
purine nucleotide biosynthetic process1
nicotinamide nucleotide biosynthetic process1
NAD+ metabolic process1
glutamate secretion1
regulation of glutamate secretion1
positive regulation of organic acid transport1
positive regulation of amino acid transport1
positive regulation of secretion by cell1
nucleotide biosynthetic process1
response to molecule of bacterial origin1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

3480 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
KMOKYNUQ16719919
KMOHAAOP46952892
KMOTDO2P48775875
KMOOPN3Q9H1Y3861
KMOAADATQ8N5Z0826
KMOIDO1P14902815
KMOQPRTQ15274814
KMOAFMIDQ63HM1812
KMOIDO2Q6ZQW0810
KMOKYAT1Q16773795
KMOACMSDQ8TDX5754
KMOKYAT3Q6YP21746
KMOA0A494C066A0A494C066634
KMOGPR35Q9HC97585
KMONAPRTQ6XQN6581

IntAct

4 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
DISC1AGRNpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350
KMOHSPA7psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350
KMOPHC2psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350

BioGRID (10): HSPA7 (Affinity Capture-MS), GPHN (Affinity Capture-MS), KMO (Biochemical Activity), KMO (Affinity Capture-MS), OLFML3 (Affinity Capture-MS), GPHN (Affinity Capture-MS), HSPA7 (Affinity Capture-MS), FAM207A (Affinity Capture-MS), PHC2 (Affinity Capture-MS), KMO (Affinity Capture-MS)

ESM2 similar proteins: A0A0U2JT80, A0A2I2F284, A1CT23, A2APY7, A3KP37, B2GV71, B5DEQ3, D4AAT7, F1RAX8, G3FLZ7, M1BYJ7, O01884, O15229, O22854, O46504, O60028, O74351, O88867, Q17CS8, Q1JPL4, Q1RLY6, Q2GQG8, Q2KIL4, Q337B8, Q4R510, Q4V7R3, Q5JNC0, Q66L51, Q68FU7, Q6DCP1, Q6DF46, Q6DIZ8, Q6Z836, Q7Q6A7, Q7TSQ8, Q8AWD2, Q8NCN5, Q8R1S0, Q8X0Z0, Q91WN4

Diamond homologs: A0A2I2F284, A0M4X2, A1CT23, A1DMD5, A1Z746, A2Q9N7, A2QMH1, A2QPD9, A3LNF8, A4XD40, A5FMP6, A5IG23, A6H1P4, A8LVF4, A8Y432, B0RV00, B0Y7C3, B2FL98, B2SIT6, O15229, O88867, P0CO48, P0CO49, P0CU30, P38169, Q0CRI5, Q0V5K1, Q11PP7, Q1DDU6, Q1RLY6, Q21795, Q2GQG8, Q2P316, Q2UPP1, Q3BV41, Q4P0N0, Q4UT92, Q4WN75, Q54RE8, Q5A7M3

SIGNOR signaling

0 interactions.

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

68 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance50
Likely benign6
Benign3

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)

SpliceAI

2785 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
1:241562328:GAGAT:Gdonor_gain1.0000
1:241562329:AGATG:Adonor_loss1.0000
1:241562330:GAT:Gdonor_gain1.0000
1:241562331:ATGT:Adonor_loss1.0000
1:241562332:TGTA:Tdonor_loss1.0000
1:241562333:G:GGdonor_gain1.0000
1:241562333:GT:Gdonor_loss1.0000
1:241562334:TAAG:Tdonor_loss1.0000
1:241566611:GA:Gdonor_gain1.0000
1:241566613:G:GGdonor_gain1.0000
1:241586737:G:GGdonor_gain1.0000
1:241586741:G:GGdonor_gain1.0000
1:241594692:C:CCacceptor_gain1.0000
1:241594697:C:CTacceptor_gain1.0000
1:241550954:GATT:Gacceptor_gain0.9900
1:241555610:A:AGacceptor_gain0.9900
1:241555611:G:GGacceptor_gain0.9900
1:241555611:GT:Gacceptor_gain0.9900
1:241555611:GTAT:Gacceptor_gain0.9900
1:241562329:AGAT:Adonor_gain0.9900
1:241562330:GATG:Gdonor_gain0.9900
1:241562331:AT:Adonor_gain0.9900
1:241562335:AA:Adonor_loss0.9900
1:241563182:T:TAacceptor_gain0.9900
1:241566608:GGAGA:Gdonor_gain0.9900
1:241566609:GAGA:Gdonor_gain0.9900
1:241566609:GAGAG:Gdonor_gain0.9900
1:241566610:A:Tdonor_gain0.9900
1:241586677:AG:Aacceptor_gain0.9900
1:241586678:GG:Gacceptor_gain0.9900

AlphaMissense

3236 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
1:241568644:T:AN318K0.997
1:241568644:T:GN318K0.997
1:241565017:T:AW216R0.995
1:241565017:T:CW216R0.995
1:241568624:T:CF312L0.995
1:241568626:T:AF312L0.995
1:241568626:T:GF312L0.995
1:241568598:G:TG303V0.994
1:241549722:C:AA57D0.993
1:241549735:A:CR61S0.993
1:241549735:A:TR61S0.993
1:241568601:A:TD304V0.993
1:241562238:G:CR174T0.992
1:241562239:A:CR174S0.992
1:241562239:A:TR174S0.992
1:241568600:G:CD304H0.992
1:241590210:T:CF403L0.992
1:241590212:T:AF403L0.992
1:241590212:T:GF403L0.992
1:241555632:A:CR111S0.991
1:241555632:A:TR111S0.991
1:241568598:G:AG303E0.991
1:241568631:G:AG314E0.991
1:241549725:T:CL58P0.990
1:241549734:G:CR61T0.990
1:241555631:G:CR111T0.990
1:241555631:G:TR111I0.990
1:241555640:T:CL114P0.990
1:241568613:C:AA308D0.990
1:241568622:C:AP311Q0.990

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000065693 (1:241553168 C>T), RS1000087078 (1:241563328 A>G), RS1000107689 (1:241536580 A>G), RS1000145887 (1:241547770 T>C), RS1000237313 (1:241540128 C>T), RS1000268243 (1:241540371 T>C), RS1000315733 (1:241551816 T>C), RS1000320363 (1:241565589 A>C,T), RS1000337702 (1:241582556 ACT>A), RS1000376139 (1:241591370 C>T), RS1000432380 (1:241582215 A>C), RS1000468271 (1:241585510 C>A,G), RS1000549136 (1:241554816 C>A), RS1000554788 (1:241567434 C>G,T), RS1000559047 (1:241556982 C>T)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:603538 | disease phenotypes:

GenCC curated gene-disease

DiseaseClassificationInheritance
pellagraLimitedAutosomal recessive

ClinGen Gene-Disease Validity (1)

Expert-panel classifications — Definitive > Strong > Moderate > Limited > Disputed > Refuted.

DiseaseClassificationInheritance
pellagraNo Known Disease RelationshipAR

Mondo (1): pellagra (MONDO:0019975)

Orphanet (0):

HPO phenotypes

0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):

GWAS associations

5 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST001762_345Obesity-related traits1.000000e-06
GCST003518_79Daytime sleep phenotypes4.000000e-06
GCST009391_81Metabolite levels2.000000e-06
GCST009733_37Urinary metabolite levels in chronic kidney disease7.000000e-18
GCST012020_242Serum metabolite levels2.000000e-36

EFO canonical traits (2, from GWAS)

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0005116urinary metabolite measurement
EFO:0007828daytime rest measurement

MeSH disease descriptors (1)

DescriptorNameTree numbers
D010383PellagraC18.654.521.500.133.699.529

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (1): CHEMBL2145 (SINGLE PROTEIN)

Molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity

1 molecules (phase ≥1), by development phase (incl. off-target/promiscuous compounds). Patent mentions across the top 20 by phase: 8 (via chembl_molecule»patent_compound — counts attach to the compound, not the gene–compound relationship, so off-target/promiscuous molecules can dominate).

MoleculeNamePhasePatents
CHEMBL4091152GSK-06518

PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)

GtoPdb / IUPHAR curated pharmacology

(IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology — expert-curated)

Target class: enzyme — 1.14.13.9 Kynurenine 3-monooxygenase

Most potent curated ligand interactions (2 total), top 2:

LigandActionAffinityParameter
GSK065Inhibition10.3pKi
GSK180Inhibition8.2pIC50

ChEMBL bioactivities

310 potent at pChembl≥5 of 321 total, top 50 by pChembl (potency: 10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM).

pChemblTypeValueUnitMolecule
10.30Ki0.05nMGSK-065
10.00Ki0.1nMCHEMBL4070212
9.70IC500.2nMCHEMBL3407904
9.70IC500.2nMCHEMBL3407905
9.70IC500.2nMCHEMBL3903832
9.70IC500.2nMCHEMBL3931822
9.52IC500.3nMCHEMBL3407901
9.52IC500.3nMCHEMBL3407903
9.52IC500.3nMCHEMBL3894894
9.52IC500.3nMCHEMBL3921825
9.30IC500.5nMCHEMBL3407865
9.30IC500.5nMCHEMBL3407922
9.30IC500.5nMCHEMBL3960765
9.30IC500.5nMCHEMBL4740126
9.22IC500.6nMCHEMBL3407866
9.15IC500.7nMCHEMBL3407913
9.15IC500.7nMCHEMBL3949189
9.05IC500.9nMCHEMBL3407902
9.05IC500.9nMCHEMBL3407914
9.05IC500.9nMCHEMBL3930333
9.05IC500.9nMCHEMBL3922876
9.00Ki1nMCHEMBL4104310
8.92IC501.2nMCHEMBL3407920
8.92IC501.2nMCHEMBL3983459
8.90IC501.259nMCHEMBL3634602
8.82IC501.5nMCHEMBL3407924
8.80IC501.585nMCHEMBL4062730
8.72IC501.9nMCHEMBL4764931
8.70IC502nMCHEMBL3407883
8.70IC502nMCHEMBL3407926
8.70IC502nMCHEMBL3924368
8.70IC501.995nMCHEMBL4081917
8.70IC501.995nMCHEMBL4084414
8.70IC502nMCHEMBL4756311
8.68IC502.1nMCHEMBL3407919
8.68IC502.1nMCHEMBL3915370
8.64IC502.3nMGSK-065
8.62IC502.4nMCHEMBL4744083
8.60IC502.512nMCHEMBL4070050
8.60IC502.512nMCHEMBL4077245
8.50IC503.162nMCHEMBL4096688
8.50IC503.162nMCHEMBL4071379
8.50IC503.162nMCHEMBL4092169
8.50IC503.162nMCHEMBL4099913
8.50IC503.162nMCHEMBL4076924
8.50IC503.162nMCHEMBL4103315
8.50IC503.162nMCHEMBL4075380
8.50IC503.162nMCHEMBL4099039
8.50IC503.162nMCHEMBL4086792
8.50IC503.162nMCHEMBL4074106

PubChem BioAssay actives

315 with measured affinity, of 387 total; 50 most potent distinct compounds. Largely complementary to BindingDB; screening values are coarse (µM, 4 dp), so sub-nM hits tie at the floor.

CompoundAssayTypeValueUnit
3-[5-chloro-2-oxo-6-[(1R)-1-pyridin-2-ylethoxy]-1,3-benzoxazol-3-yl]propanoic acid1482316: Inhibition of full length human GST-tagged KMO expressed in baculovirus infected Sf9 insect cell membranes using kynurenine as substrate measured after 1 hr by RapidFire high-throughput mass spectrometric analysiski0.0001uM
3-[5-chloro-6-[(1R)-1-pyridin-2-ylethoxy]-1,2-benzoxazol-3-yl]propanoic acid1482368: Competitive inhibition of full length human GST-tagged KMO expressed in baculovirus infected Sf9 insect cell membranes using kynurenine as substrate measured after 1 hr by RapidFire high-throughput mass spectrometric analysiski0.0001uM
4-(3,4-difluorophenyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxylic acid1331980: Inhibition of human KMOic500.0002uM
4-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxylic acid1331980: Inhibition of human KMOic500.0002uM
6-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid1197023: Inhibition of human KMO assessed as conversion of kynurenine to 3-hydroxykynurenine by LC-MS/MS analysisic500.0002uM
6-(3,4-difluorophenyl)pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid1197023: Inhibition of human KMO assessed as conversion of kynurenine to 3-hydroxykynurenine by LC-MS/MS analysisic500.0002uM
4-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxylic acid1331980: Inhibition of human KMOic500.0003uM
6-(3-fluorophenyl)pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid1197023: Inhibition of human KMO assessed as conversion of kynurenine to 3-hydroxykynurenine by LC-MS/MS analysisic500.0003uM
6-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid1197023: Inhibition of human KMO assessed as conversion of kynurenine to 3-hydroxykynurenine by LC-MS/MS analysisic500.0003uM
4-(3-fluorophenyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxylic acid1331980: Inhibition of human KMOic500.0003uM
4-(3-chloro-4-cyclopropyloxyphenyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxylic acid1331980: Inhibition of human KMOic500.0005uM
6-(3-chlorophenyl)pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid1197023: Inhibition of human KMO assessed as conversion of kynurenine to 3-hydroxykynurenine by LC-MS/MS analysisic500.0005uM
6-(3-chloro-4-cyclopropyloxyphenyl)pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid1197023: Inhibition of human KMO assessed as conversion of kynurenine to 3-hydroxykynurenine by LC-MS/MS analysisic500.0005uM
6-(4-chloro-3-cyclopropyloxyphenyl)pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid1684771: Inhibition of KMO (unknown origin)ic500.0005uM
6-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid1197023: Inhibition of human KMO assessed as conversion of kynurenine to 3-hydroxykynurenine by LC-MS/MS analysisic500.0006uM
4-(3-chloro-4-methylphenyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxylic acid1331980: Inhibition of human KMOic500.0007uM
6-(3-chloro-4-methylphenyl)pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid1197023: Inhibition of human KMO assessed as conversion of kynurenine to 3-hydroxykynurenine by LC-MS/MS analysisic500.0007uM
4-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxylic acid1331980: Inhibition of human KMOic500.0009uM
4-(3-fluoro-4-methylphenyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxylic acid1331980: Inhibition of human KMOic500.0009uM
6-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid1197023: Inhibition of human KMO assessed as conversion of kynurenine to 3-hydroxykynurenine by LC-MS/MS analysisic500.0009uM
6-(3-fluoro-4-methylphenyl)pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid1197023: Inhibition of human KMO assessed as conversion of kynurenine to 3-hydroxykynurenine by LC-MS/MS analysisic500.0009uM
3-[5-chloro-2-oxo-6-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)-1,3-benzoxazol-3-yl]propanoic acid1482316: Inhibition of full length human GST-tagged KMO expressed in baculovirus infected Sf9 insect cell membranes using kynurenine as substrate measured after 1 hr by RapidFire high-throughput mass spectrometric analysiski0.0010uM
4-(3-chloro-4-methoxyphenyl)pyrimidine-2-carboxylic acid1331980: Inhibition of human KMOic500.0012uM
6-(3-chloro-4-methoxyphenyl)pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid1197023: Inhibition of human KMO assessed as conversion of kynurenine to 3-hydroxykynurenine by LC-MS/MS analysisic500.0012uM
3-[5-chloro-2-oxo-6-[(1R)-1-pyridazin-3-ylethoxy]-1,3-benzoxazol-3-yl]propanoic acid1482316: Inhibition of full length human GST-tagged KMO expressed in baculovirus infected Sf9 insect cell membranes using kynurenine as substrate measured after 1 hr by RapidFire high-throughput mass spectrometric analysisic500.0013uM
6-(1-benzofuran-5-yl)pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid1197023: Inhibition of human KMO assessed as conversion of kynurenine to 3-hydroxykynurenine by LC-MS/MS analysisic500.0015uM
2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol;3-[5-chloro-6-[(1R)-1-(5-methyl-2-pyridinyl)ethoxy]-1,2-benzoxazol-3-yl]propanoic acid1482317: Inhibition of full length human KMO expressed in HEK293 cells using kynurenine as substrate measured after 20 hrs by LC-MS/MS analysisic500.0016uM
3-(dimethylamino)-N-[6-(2-pyrrolidin-1-ylphenyl)pyridazin-3-yl]benzenesulfonamide1684783: Inhibition of human liver mitochondrial KMO by measuring the 3-HK metabolite formation using L-kynurenine as substrate preincubated for 5 mins followed by substate addition and measured after 30 mins by LC-MS/MS analysisic500.0019uM
3-[5-chloro-6-[(1R)-1-(6-methylpyridazin-3-yl)ethoxy]-1,2-benzoxazol-3-yl]propanoic acid1482316: Inhibition of full length human GST-tagged KMO expressed in baculovirus infected Sf9 insect cell membranes using kynurenine as substrate measured after 1 hr by RapidFire high-throughput mass spectrometric analysisic500.0020uM
3-[5-chloro-2-oxo-6-[(1R)-1-pyridin-2-ylethoxy]-1,3-benzothiazol-3-yl]propanoic acid1482316: Inhibition of full length human GST-tagged KMO expressed in baculovirus infected Sf9 insect cell membranes using kynurenine as substrate measured after 1 hr by RapidFire high-throughput mass spectrometric analysisic500.0020uM
4-[3-chloro-4-(oxetan-3-yloxy)phenyl]pyrimidine-2-carboxylic acid1331980: Inhibition of human KMOic500.0020uM
4-methyl-N-[6-(1-methyl-2,3-dihydroindol-7-yl)pyridazin-3-yl]benzenesulfonamide1684783: Inhibition of human liver mitochondrial KMO by measuring the 3-HK metabolite formation using L-kynurenine as substrate preincubated for 5 mins followed by substate addition and measured after 30 mins by LC-MS/MS analysisic500.0020uM
4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-6-(2H-tetrazol-5-yl)pyrimidine1197023: Inhibition of human KMO assessed as conversion of kynurenine to 3-hydroxykynurenine by LC-MS/MS analysisic500.0020uM
6-[3-chloro-4-(oxetan-3-yloxy)phenyl]pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid1197023: Inhibition of human KMO assessed as conversion of kynurenine to 3-hydroxykynurenine by LC-MS/MS analysisic500.0020uM
4-[3-chloro-4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]pyrimidine-2-carboxylic acid1331980: Inhibition of human KMOic500.0021uM
6-[3-chloro-4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid1197023: Inhibition of human KMO assessed as conversion of kynurenine to 3-hydroxykynurenine by LC-MS/MS analysisic500.0021uM
4-methyl-N-[6-(2-piperidin-1-ylphenyl)pyridazin-3-yl]benzenesulfonamide1776909: Inhibition of human liver mitochondrial KMO assessed as reduction in 3-HK metabolite formation using L-kynurenine as substrate preincubated for 5 mins followed by substate addition and measured after 30 mins by LC-MS/MS analysisic500.0024uM
2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol;3-[5-chloro-2-oxo-6-[(1R)-1-pyridin-2-ylethoxy]-1,3-benzoxazol-3-yl]propanoic acid1482316: Inhibition of full length human GST-tagged KMO expressed in baculovirus infected Sf9 insect cell membranes using kynurenine as substrate measured after 1 hr by RapidFire high-throughput mass spectrometric analysisic500.0025uM
2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol;3-[5-chloro-6-[(1R)-1-(5-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)ethoxy]-2-oxo-1,3-benzoxazol-3-yl]propanoic acid1482316: Inhibition of full length human GST-tagged KMO expressed in baculovirus infected Sf9 insect cell membranes using kynurenine as substrate measured after 1 hr by RapidFire high-throughput mass spectrometric analysisic500.0025uM
2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol;3-(5-chloro-6-cyclopropyloxy-2-oxo-1,3-benzoxazol-3-yl)propanoic acid1444705: Inhibition of recombinant full-length human N-terminal GST tagged KMO expressed in baculovirus infected Sf9 insect cell membranes using L-kynurenine as substrate measured after 2 hrs in presence of NADPH by RapidFire mass spectrometric methodic500.0032uM
2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol;3-[5-chloro-2-oxo-6-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)-1,3-benzoxazol-3-yl]propanoic acid1482316: Inhibition of full length human GST-tagged KMO expressed in baculovirus infected Sf9 insect cell membranes using kynurenine as substrate measured after 1 hr by RapidFire high-throughput mass spectrometric analysisic500.0032uM
3-[5-chloro-6-[(1R)-1-(5-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)ethoxy]-1,2-benzoxazol-3-yl]propanoic acid1482316: Inhibition of full length human GST-tagged KMO expressed in baculovirus infected Sf9 insect cell membranes using kynurenine as substrate measured after 1 hr by RapidFire high-throughput mass spectrometric analysisic500.0032uM
2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol;3-[5-chloro-6-[(1R)-1-(5-chloro-2-pyridinyl)ethoxy]-1,2-benzoxazol-3-yl]propanoic acid1482316: Inhibition of full length human GST-tagged KMO expressed in baculovirus infected Sf9 insect cell membranes using kynurenine as substrate measured after 1 hr by RapidFire high-throughput mass spectrometric analysisic500.0032uM
2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol;3-[6-chloro-5-[(1R)-1-pyridin-2-ylethoxy]indazol-1-yl]propanoic acid1482316: Inhibition of full length human GST-tagged KMO expressed in baculovirus infected Sf9 insect cell membranes using kynurenine as substrate measured after 1 hr by RapidFire high-throughput mass spectrometric analysisic500.0032uM
2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol;3-[5-chloro-6-[(1R)-1-(5-chloro-2-pyridinyl)ethoxy]-2-oxo-1,3-benzoxazol-3-yl]propanoic acid1482316: Inhibition of full length human GST-tagged KMO expressed in baculovirus infected Sf9 insect cell membranes using kynurenine as substrate measured after 1 hr by RapidFire high-throughput mass spectrometric analysisic500.0032uM
2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol;3-[5-chloro-6-[(1R)-1-(1,3-oxazol-2-yl)ethoxy]-2-oxo-1,3-benzoxazol-3-yl]propanoic acid1482316: Inhibition of full length human GST-tagged KMO expressed in baculovirus infected Sf9 insect cell membranes using kynurenine as substrate measured after 1 hr by RapidFire high-throughput mass spectrometric analysisic500.0032uM
3-[5-chloro-6-[(1R)-1-(5-methyl-2-pyridinyl)ethoxy]-1,2-benzoxazol-3-yl]propanoic acid;hydrochloride1482316: Inhibition of full length human GST-tagged KMO expressed in baculovirus infected Sf9 insect cell membranes using kynurenine as substrate measured after 1 hr by RapidFire high-throughput mass spectrometric analysisic500.0032uM
2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol;3-[5-chloro-6-[(1R)-1-pyridin-2-ylethoxy]-1,2-benzoxazol-3-yl]propanoic acid1482317: Inhibition of full length human KMO expressed in HEK293 cells using kynurenine as substrate measured after 20 hrs by LC-MS/MS analysisic500.0032uM
2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol;3-[5-chloro-6-[(1R)-1-(5-methyl-2-pyridinyl)ethoxy]-2-oxo-1,3-benzoxazol-3-yl]propanoic acid1482316: Inhibition of full length human GST-tagged KMO expressed in baculovirus infected Sf9 insect cell membranes using kynurenine as substrate measured after 1 hr by RapidFire high-throughput mass spectrometric analysisic500.0032uM
4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acid1197023: Inhibition of human KMO assessed as conversion of kynurenine to 3-hydroxykynurenine by LC-MS/MS analysisic500.0032uM

CTD chemical–gene interactions

42 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
bisphenol Adecreases methylation, affects cotreatment, decreases expression2
perfluoro-n-nonanoic aciddecreases expression, increases expression2
Nickeldecreases expression, increases expression2
Aflatoxin B1decreases expression, decreases methylation2
TL8-506affects cotreatment, increases expression1
lasiocarpinedecreases expression1
methyleugenoldecreases expression1
triphenyl phosphateaffects expression1
sodium arsenitedecreases expression1
tobacco tardecreases expression, decreases reaction1
diallyl disulfidedecreases expression, decreases reaction1
perfluorohexanesulfonic acidincreases expression1
abrineincreases expression1
2-(1H-indazol-4-yl)-6-(4-methanesulfonylpiperazin-1-ylmethyl)-4-morpholin-4-ylthieno(3,2-d)pyrimidineincreases expression, increases response to substance1
Rosiglitazonedecreases expression1
Bosentanaffects expression1
Acetaminophendecreases expression1
Air Pollutants, Occupationaldecreases expression1
Allergensdecreases expression1
Amphotericin Bdecreases expression1
Benzo(a)pyrenedecreases expression1
Calcitrioldecreases expression1
Cannabidiolincreases expression1
Chenodeoxycholic Acidaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
Cytarabineincreases response to substance1
Deoxycholic Acidaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
Dexamethasoneaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
Glycochenodeoxycholic Acidaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
Glycocholic Acidaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
Glycodeoxycholic Acidaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1

ChEMBL screening assays

41 unique, capped per target: 38 binding, 3 admet

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL1219092BindingInhibition of kynurenine 3-monooxygenase in human prefrontal cortex homogenates at 100 uMCrystal structure-based selective targeting of the pyridoxal 5’-phosphate dependent enzyme kynurenine aminotransferase II for cognitive enhancement. — J Med Chem
CHEMBL3536664ADMETInhibition of human KMO assessed as 3-hydroxykynurenine formation preincubated for 5 mins using 100 uM kynurenine as substrate by LC-MS/MS analysisMetabolism and pharmacokinetics of JM6 in mice: JM6 is not a prodrug for Ro-61-8048. — Drug Metab Dispos

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

  • Associated diseases: pellagra
  • Disease cohort memberships (association, not causation — diseases whose associated-gene cohort lists this gene; a subset are also under Associated diseases): pellagra