CYP11A2

cytochrome P450, family 11, subfamily a, polypeptide 2
Identifiers
OrganismDanio rerio
SymbolCYP11A2
Entrez563363
HomoloGene37347
RefSeq (mRNA)XM_686725.7
RefSeq (Prot)XP_691817.1
UniProtF1R1K0
Other data
EC number1.14.15.6
Chromosome25: 22.3 - 22.31 Mb
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StructuresSwiss-model
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The Cyp11a2 is a fish gene encoding a CYP450 monooxygenase,[1] which was originally identified in Zebrafish (Danio rerio),[2] is the isozyme and paralogous of fish CYP11A1, catalyzes conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone.[3]

References

  1. ^ Uno T, Ishizuka M, Itakura T (July 2012). "Cytochrome P450 (CYP) in fish". Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 34 (1): 1–13. Bibcode:2012EnvTP..34....1U. doi:10.1016/j.etap.2012.02.004. PMID 22418068.
  2. ^ Parajes S, Griffin A, Taylor AE, Rose IT, Miguel-Escalada I, Hadzhiev Y, et al. (August 2013). "Redefining the initiation and maintenance of zebrafish interrenal steroidogenesis by characterizing the key enzyme cyp11a2". Endocrinology. 154 (8): 2702–11. doi:10.1210/en.2013-1145. PMID 23671259.
  3. ^ Li N, Oakes JA, Storbeck KH, Cunliffe VT, Krone NP (February 2020). "The P450 side-chain cleavage enzyme Cyp11a2 facilitates steroidogenesis in zebrafish". The Journal of Endocrinology. 244 (2): 309–321. doi:10.1530/JOE-19-0384. PMID 31693487.
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