tricarboxylic acid cycle Gene Set

Dataset GO Biological Process Annotations 2025
Category structural or functional annotations
Type biological process
Description A nearly universal metabolic pathway in which the acetyl group of acetyl coenzyme A is effectively oxidized to two CO2 and four pairs of electrons are transferred to coenzymes. The acetyl group combines with oxaloacetate to form citrate, which undergoes successive transformations to isocitrate, 2-oxoglutarate, succinyl-CoA, succinate, fumarate, malate, and oxaloacetate again, thus completing the cycle. In eukaryotes the tricarboxylic acid is confined to the mitochondria. See also glyoxylate cycle. (Gene Ontology, GO_0006099)
External Link http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0006099
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25 genes participating in the tricarboxylic acid cycle biological process from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations 2025 dataset.

Symbol Name
ACO2 aconitase 2, mitochondrial
CS citrate synthase
CSKMT citrate synthase lysine methyltransferase
DLAT dihydrolipoamide S-acetyltransferase
DLST dihydrolipoamide S-succinyltransferase (E2 component of 2-oxo-glutarate complex)
IDH3A isocitrate dehydrogenase 3 (NAD+) alpha
IDH3B isocitrate dehydrogenase 3 (NAD+) beta
IDH3G isocitrate dehydrogenase 3 (NAD+) gamma
LDLR low density lipoprotein receptor
MDH1 malate dehydrogenase 1, NAD (soluble)
MDH1B malate dehydrogenase 1B, NAD (soluble)
MDH2 malate dehydrogenase 2, NAD (mitochondrial)
MRPS36 mitochondrial ribosomal protein S36
NNT nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase
OGDH oxoglutarate (alpha-ketoglutarate) dehydrogenase (lipoamide)
OGDHL oxoglutarate dehydrogenase-like
SDHA succinate dehydrogenase complex, subunit A, flavoprotein (Fp)
SDHAF2 succinate dehydrogenase complex assembly factor 2
SDHAF4 succinate dehydrogenase complex assembly factor 4
SDHB succinate dehydrogenase complex, subunit B, iron sulfur (Ip)
SDHC succinate dehydrogenase complex, subunit C, integral membrane protein, 15kDa
SDHD succinate dehydrogenase complex, subunit D, integral membrane protein
SUCLA2 succinate-CoA ligase, ADP-forming, beta subunit
SUCLG1 succinate-CoA ligase, alpha subunit
SUCLG2 succinate-CoA ligase, GDP-forming, beta subunit