catecholamine biosynthetic process Gene Set

Dataset	GO Biological Process Annotations 2025
Category	structural or functional annotations
Type	biological process
Description	The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any of a group of physiologically important biogenic amines that possess a catechol (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) nucleus and are derivatives of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethylamine. (Gene Ontology, GO_0042423)
External Link	http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0042423
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12 genes participating in the catecholamine biosynthetic process biological process from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations 2025 dataset.

Symbol	Name
DAO	D-amino-acid oxidase
DBH	dopamine beta-hydroxylase (dopamine beta-monooxygenase)
DDC	dopa decarboxylase (aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase)
GATA3	GATA binding protein 3
GCH1	GTP cyclohydrolase 1
INSM1	insulinoma-associated 1
MOXD1	monooxygenase, DBH-like 1
PAH	phenylalanine hydroxylase
PEMT	phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase
SNCA	synuclein, alpha (non A4 component of amyloid precursor)
TGFB2	transforming growth factor, beta 2
TH	tyrosine hydroxylase