{"symbol":"CSAD","synonyms":["CSD","PCAP"],"name":"cysteine sulfinic acid decarboxylase","description":"This gene encodes a member of the group 2 decarboxylase family. A similar protein in rodents plays a role in multiple biological processes as the rate-limiting enzyme in taurine biosynthesis, catalyzing the decarboxylation of cysteinesulfinate to hypotaurine. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2011]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":51380,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/51380","proteins":[{"symbol":"CSAD_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/CSAD_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}