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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00430
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 5667
Name Lanosterol synthase
Synonyms
  1. 2,3-epoxysqualene--lanosterol cyclase
  2. OSC
  3. Oxidosqualene--lanosterol cyclase
  4. hOSC
Gene Name LSS
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in catalytic activity
Specific Function Catalyzes the cyclization of (S)-2,3 oxidosqualene to lanosterol, a reaction that forms the sterol nucleus.
Pathways
  • Alendronate Action Pathway
  • Atorvastatin Action Pathway
  • Cerivastatin Action Pathway
  • CHILD Syndrome
  • Cholesteryl ester storage disease
  • Chondrodysplasia Punctata II, X Linked Dominant (CDPX2)
  • Desmosterolosis
  • Fluvastatin Action Pathway
  • Hyper-IgD syndrome
  • Hypercholesterolemia
  • Ibandronate Action Pathway
  • lanosterol biosynthesis
  • Lovastatin Action Pathway
  • Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency (Wolman Disease)
  • Mevalonic aciduria
  • Pamidronate Action Pathway
  • Pravastatin Action Pathway
  • Risedronate Action Pathway
  • Rosuvastatin Action Pathway
  • Simvastatin Action Pathway
  • Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome (SLOS)
  • Steroid biosynthesis
  • Steroid Biosynthesis
  • Wolman disease
  • Zoledronate Action Pathway
Reactions
(3S)-2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrosqualene → Lanosterol details
(S)-2,3-Epoxysqualene → Lanosterol details
GO Classification
Biological Process
cholesterol biosynthetic process
Cellular Component
endoplasmic reticulum membrane
lipid particle
Function
catalytic activity
isomerase activity
intramolecular transferase activity
Molecular Function
lanosterol synthase activity
Cellular Location
  1. Peripheral membrane protein
  2. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 21
Locus 21q22.3
SNPs LSS
Gene Sequence
>2199 bp
ATGACGGAGGGCACGTGTCTGCGGCGCCGAGGGGGCCCCTACAAGACCGAGCCCGCCACC
GACCTCGGCCGCTGGCGACTCAACTGCGAGAGGGGCCGGCAGACGTGGACCTACCTGCAG
GACGAGCGCGCCGGCCGCGAGCAGACCGGCCTGGAAGCCTACGCCCTGGGGCTGGACACC
AAGAATTACTTTAAGGACTTGCCCAAAGCCCACACCGCCTTTGAGGGGGCTCTGAACGGG
ATGACATTTTACGTGGGGCTGCAGGCTGAGGATGGGCACTGGACGGGTGATTATGGTGGC
CCACTTTTCCTCCTGCCAGGCCTCCTGATCACTTGCCACGTGGCACGCATCCCTCTGCCA
GCCGGATACAGAGAAGAGATTGTGCGGTACCTGCGGTCAGTGCAGCTCCCTGACGGTGGC
TGGGGCCTGCACATTGAGGATAAGTCCACCGTGTTTGGGACTGCGCTCAACTATGTGTCT
CTCAGAATTCTGGGTGTTGGGCCTGACGATCCTGACCTGGTACGAGCCCGGAACATTCTT
CACAAGAAAGGTGGTGCTGTGGCCATCCCCTCCTGGGGGAAGTTCTGGCTGGCTGTCCTG
AATGTTTACAGCTGGGAAGGCCTCAATACCCTGTTCCCAGAGATGTGGCTGTTTCCTGAC
TGGGCACCGGCACACCCCTCCACACTCTGGTGCCACTGCCGGCAGGTGTACCTGCCCATG
AGCTACTGCTACGCCGTTCGGCTGAGTGCCGCGGAAGACCCGCTGGTCCAGAGCCTCCGC
CAGGAGCTCTATGTGGAGGACTTCGCCAGCATTGACTGGCTGGCGCAGAGGAACAACGTG
GCCCCCGACGAGCTGTACACGCCCCACAGCTGGCTGCTCCGCGTGGTATATGCGCTCCTC
AACCTGTATGAGCACCACCACAGTGCCCACCTGCGGCAGCGGGCCGTGCAGAAGCTGTAT
GAACACATTGTGGCCGACGACCGATTCACCAAGAGCATCAGCATCGGCCCGATCTCGAAA
ACCATCAACATGCTTGTGCGCTGGTATGTGGACGGGCCCGCCTCCACTGCCTTCCAGGAG
CATGTCTCCAGAATCCCGGACTATCTCTGGATGGGCCTTGACGGCATGAAAATGCAGGGC
ACCAACGGCTCACAGATCTGGGACACCGCATTCGCCATCCAGGCTCTGCTTGAGGCGGGC
GGGCACCACAGGCCCGAGTTTTCGTCCTGCCTGCAGAAGGCTCATGAGTTCCTGAGGCTC
TCACAGGTCCCAGATAACCCTCCCGACTACCAGAAGTACTACCGCCAGATGCGCAAGGGT
GGCTTCTCCTTCAGTACGCTGGACTGCGGCTGGATCGTTTCTGACTGCACGGCTGAGGCC
TTGAAGGCTGTGCTGCTCCTGCAGGAGAAGTGTCCCCATGTCACCGAGCACATCCCCAGA
GAACGGCTCTGCGATGCTGTGGCTGTGCTGCTGAACATGAGAAATCCAGATGGAGGGTTC
GCCACCTATGAGACCAAGCGTGGGGGGCACTTGCTGGAGCTGCTGAACCCCTCGGAGGTC
TTCGGGGACATCATGATTGACTACACCTATGTGGAGTGCACCTCAGCCGTGATGCAGGCG
CTTAAGTATTTCCACAAGCGTTTCCCGGAGCACAGGGCAGCGGAGATCCGGGAGACCCTC
ACGCAGGGCTTAGAGTTCTGTCGGCGGCAGCAGAGGGCCGATGGCTCCTGGGAAGGCTCC
TGGGGAGTTTGCTTCACCTACGGCACCTGGTTTGGCCTGGAGGCCTTCGCCTGTATGGGG
CAGACCTACCGAGATGGGACTGCCTGTGCAGAGGTCTCCCGGGCCTGTGACTTCCTGCTG
TCCCGGCAGATGGCAGACGGAGGCTGGGGGGAGGACTTTGAGTCCTGCGAGGAGCGGCGT
TATTTGCAGAGTGCCCAGTCCCAGATCCATAACACATGCTGGGCCATGATGGGGCTGATG
GCCGTTCGGCATCCTGACATCGAGGCCCAGGAGAGAGGAGTCCGGTGTCTACTTGAGAAA
CAGCTCCCCAATGGCGACTGGCCGCAGGAAAACATTGCTGGGGTCTTCAACAAGTCCTGT
GCCATCTCCTACACGAGCTACAGGAACATCTTCCCCATCTGGGCCCTCGGCCGCTTCTCC
CAGCTGTACCCTGAGAGAGCCCTTGCTGGCCACCCCTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 732
Molecular Weight 83308.065
Theoretical pI 6.617
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Lanosterol synthase
MTEGTCLRRRGGPYKTEPATDLGRWRLNCERGRQTWTYLQDERAGREQTGLEAYALGLDT
KNYFKDLPKAHTAFEGALNGMTFYVGLQAEDGHWTGDYGGPLFLLPGLLITCHVARIPLP
AGYREEIVRYLRSVQLPDGGWGLHIEDKSTVFGTALNYVSLRILGVGPDDPDLVRARNIL
HKKGGAVAIPSWGKFWLAVLNVYSWEGLNTLFPEMWLFPDWAPAHPSTLWCHCRQVYLPM
SYCYAVRLSAAEDPLVQSLRQELYVEDFASIDWLAQRNNVAPDELYTPHSWLLRVVYALL
NLYEHHHSAHLRQRAVQKLYEHIVADDRFTKSISIGPISKTINMLVRWYVDGPASTAFQE
HVSRIPDYLWMGLDGMKMQGTNGSQIWDTAFAIQALLEAGGHHRPEFSSCLQKAHEFLRL
SQVPDNPPDYQKYYRQMRKGGFSFSTLDCGWIVSDCTAEALKAVLLLQEKCPHVTEHIPR
ERLCDAVAVLLNMRNPDGGFATYETKRGGHLLELLNPSEVFGDIMIDYTYVECTSAVMQA
LKYFHKRFPEHRAAEIRETLTQGLEFCRRQQRADGSWEGSWGVCFTYGTWFGLEAFACMG
QTYRDGTACAEVSRACDFLLSRQMADGGWGEDFESCEERRYLQSAQSQIHNTCWAMMGLM
AVRHPDIEAQERGVRCLLEKQLPNGDWPQENIAGVFNKSCAISYTSYRNIFPIWALGRFS
QLYPERALAGHP
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P48449
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name ERG7_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID U22526
GeneCard ID LSS
GenAtlas ID LSS
HGNC ID HGNC:6708
References
General References
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