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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00502
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 5749
Name Cholesterol 7-alpha-monooxygenase
Synonyms
  1. CYPVII
  2. Cholesterol 7-alpha-hydroxylase
  3. Cytochrome P450 7A1
Gene Name CYP7A1
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in monooxygenase activity
Specific Function Catalyzes a rate-limiting step in cholesterol catabolism and bile acid biosynthesis by introducing a hydrophilic moiety at position 7 of cholesterol. Important for cholesterol homeostasis.
Pathways
  • 27-Hydroxylase Deficiency
  • bile acid biosynthesis
  • Bile secretion
  • Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis (CTX)
  • Congenital Bile Acid Synthesis Defect Type II
  • Congenital Bile Acid Synthesis Defect Type III
  • Familial Hypercholanemia (FHCA)
  • PPAR signaling pathway
  • Primary bile acid biosynthesis
  • Primary bile acid biosynthesis
  • Steroid hormone biosynthesis
  • Zellweger Syndrome
Reactions
Cholesterol + NADPH + Oxygen → 7alpha-Hydroxycholesterol + NADP + Water details
Cholesterol + Oxygen + NADPH + Hydrogen Ion → 7alpha-Hydroxycholesterol + NADP + Water details
27-Hydroxycholesterol + NADPH + Hydrogen Ion + Oxygen → 7-a,27-Dihydroxycholesterol + NADP + Water details
Dehydroepiandrosterone + Oxygen + NADPH + Hydrogen Ion → 7a-Hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone + NADP + Water details
GO Classification
Biological Process
bile acid biosynthetic process
cellular response to cholesterol
cellular response to glucose stimulus
xenobiotic metabolic process
cholesterol homeostasis
cholesterol catabolic process
regulation of bile acid biosynthetic process
cellular lipid metabolic process
Cellular Component
endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Function
ion binding
cation binding
metal ion binding
binding
catalytic activity
transition metal ion binding
electron carrier activity
iron ion binding
monooxygenase activity
heme binding
oxidoreductase activity
Molecular Function
electron carrier activity
iron ion binding
heme binding
cholesterol 7-alpha-monooxygenase activity
Cellular Location
  1. Peripheral membrane protein
  2. Peripheral membrane protein
  3. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  4. Microsome membrane
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 8
Locus 8q11-q12
SNPs CYP7A1
Gene Sequence
>1515 bp
ATGATGACCACATCTTTGATTTGGGGGATTGCTATAGCAGCATGCTGTTGTCTATGGCTT
ATTCTTGGAATTAGGAGAAGGCAAACGGGTGAACCACCTCTAGAGAATGGATTAATTCCA
TACCTGGGCTGTGCTCTGCAATTTGGTGCCAATCCTCTTGAGTTCCTCAGAGCAAATCAA
AGGAAACATGGTCATGTTTTTACCTGCAAACTAATGGGAAAATATGTCCATTTCATCACA
AATCCCTTGTCATACCATAAGGTGTTGTGCCACGGAAAATATTTTGATTGGAAAAAATTT
CACTTTGCTACTTCTGCGAAGGCATTTGGGCACAGAAGCATTGACCCGATGGATGGAAAT
ACCACTGAAAACATAAACGACACTTTCATCAAAACCCTGCAGGGCCATGCCTTGAATTCC
CTCACGGAAAGCATGATGGAAAACCTCCAACGTATCATGAGACCTCCAGTCTCCTCTAAC
TCAAAGACCGCTGCCTGGGTGACAGAAGGGATGTATTCTTTCTGCTACCGAGTGATGTTT
GAAGCTGGGTATTTAACTATCTTTGGCAGAGATCTTACAAGGCGGGACACACAGAAAGCA
CATATTCTAAACAATCTTGACAACTTCAAGCAATTCGACAAAGTCTTTCCAGCCCTGGTA
GCAGGCCTCCCCATTCACATGTTCAGGACTGCGCACAATGCCCGGGAGAAACTGGCAGAG
AGCTTGAGGCACGAGAACCTCCAAAAGAGGGAAAGCATCTCAGAACTGATCAGCCTGCGC
ATGTTTCTCAATGACACTTTGTCCACCTTTGATGATCTGGAGAAGGCCAAGACACACCTC
GTGGTCCTCTGGGCATCGCAAGCAAACACCATTCCAGCGACTTTCTGGAGTTTATTTCAA
ATGATTAGGAACCCAGAAGCAATGAAAGCAGCTACTGAAGAAGTGAAAAGAACATTAGAG
AATGCTGGTCAAAAAGTCAGCTTGGAAGGCAATCCTATTTGTTTGAGTCAAGCAGAACTG
AATGACCTGCCAGTATTAGATAGTATAATCAAGGAATCGCTGAGGCTTTCCAGTGCCTCC
CTCAACATCCGGACAGCTAAGGAGGATTTCACTTTGCACCTTGAGGACGGTTCCTACAAC
ATCCGAAAAGATGACATCATAGCTCTTTACCCACAGTTAATGCACTTAGATCCAGAAATC
TACCCAGACCCTTTGACTTTTAAATATGATAGGTATCTTGATGAAAACGGGAAGACAAAG
ACTACCTTCTATTGTAATGGACTCAAGTTAAAGTATTACTACATGCCCTTTGGATCGGGA
GCTACAATATGTCCTGGAAGATTGTTCGCTATCCACGAAATCAAGCAATTTTTGATTCTG
ATGCTTTCTTATTTTGAATTGGAGCTTATAGAGGGCCAAGCTAAATGTCCACCTTTGGAC
CAGTCCCGGGCAGGCTTGGGCATTTTGCCGCCATTGAATGATATTGAATTTAAATATAAA
TTCAAGCATTTGTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 504
Molecular Weight 57660.155
Theoretical pI 8.228
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Cholesterol 7-alpha-monooxygenase
MMTTSLIWGIAIAACCCLWLILGIRRRQTGEPPLENGLIPYLGCALQFGANPLEFLRANQ
RKHGHVFTCKLMGKYVHFITNPLSYHKVLCHGKYFDWKKFHFATSAKAFGHRSIDPMDGN
TTENINDTFIKTLQGHALNSLTESMMENLQRIMRPPVSSNSKTAAWVTEGMYSFCYRVMF
EAGYLTIFGRDLTRRDTQKAHILNNLDNFKQFDKVFPALVAGLPIHMFRTAHNAREKLAE
SLRHENLQKRESISELISLRMFLNDTLSTFDDLEKAKTHLVVLWASQANTIPATFWSLFQ
MIRNPEAMKAATEEVKRTLENAGQKVSLEGNPICLSQAELNDLPVLDSIIKESLRLSSAS
LNIRTAKEDFTLHLEDGSYNIRKDDIIALYPQLMHLDPEIYPDPLTFKYDRYLDENGKTK
TTFYCNGLKLKYYYMPFGSGATICPGRLFAIHEIKQFLILMLSYFELELIEGQAKCPPLD
QSRAGLGILPPLNDIEFKYKFKHL
GenBank ID Protein 75517898
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P22680
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name CP7A1_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID BC101777
GeneCard ID CYP7A1
GenAtlas ID CYP7A1
HGNC ID HGNC:2651
References
General References
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