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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP05063
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 10660
Name Cholesterol 24-hydroxylase
Synonyms
  1. CH24H
  2. Cytochrome P450 46A1
Gene Name CYP46A1
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in monooxygenase activity
Specific Function Involved in the turnover of cholesterol. It converts cholesterol into 24S-hydroxycholesterol and, to a lesser extent, 25-hydroxycholesterol.
Pathways
  • 27-Hydroxylase Deficiency
  • Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis (CTX)
  • Congenital Bile Acid Synthesis Defect Type II
  • Congenital Bile Acid Synthesis Defect Type III
  • Familial Hypercholanemia (FHCA)
  • Primary bile acid biosynthesis
  • Primary bile acid biosynthesis
  • Zellweger Syndrome
Reactions
Cholesterol + NADPH + Oxygen → 24-Hydroxycholesterol + NADP + Water details
GO Classification
Biological Process
bile acid biosynthetic process
nervous system development
xenobiotic metabolic process
cholesterol catabolic process
Cellular Component
endoplasmic reticulum membrane
integral to 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
steroid hydroxylase activity
heme binding
cholesterol 24-hydroxylase activity
Process
metabolic process
oxidation reduction
Cellular Location
  1. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  2. Single-pass membrane protein
  3. Single-pass membrane protein
  4. Microsome membrane
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 14
Locus 14q32.1
SNPs CYP46A1
Gene Sequence
>1503 bp
ATGAGCCCCGGGCTGCTGCTGCTCGGCAGCGCCGTCCTGCTCGCCTTCGGCCTCTGCTGC
ACCTTCGTGCACCGCGCTCGCAGCCGCTACGAGCACATCCCCGGGCCGCCGCGGCCCAGT
TTCCTTCTAGGACACCTCCCCTGCTTTTGGAAAAAGGATGAGGTTGGTGGCCGTGTGCTC
CAAGATGTGTTTTTGGATTGGGCTAAGAAGTATGGACCTGTTGTGCGGGTCAACGTCTTC
CACAAAACCTCAGTCATCGTCACGAGTCCTGAGTCGGTTAAGAAGTTCCTGATGTCAACC
AAGTACAACAAGGACTCCAAGATGTACCGTGCGCTCCAGACTGTGTTTGGTGAGAGACTC
TTCGGCCAAGGCTTGGTGTCCGAATGCAACTATGAGCGCTGGCACAAGCAGCGGAGAGTC
ATAGACCTGGCCTTCAGCCGGAGCTCCTTGGTTAGCTTAATGGAAACATTCAACGAGAAG
GCTGAGCAGCTGGTGGAGATTCTAGAAGCCAAGGCAGATGGGCAGACCCCAGTGTCCATG
CAGGACATGCTGACCTACACCGCCATGGACATCCTGGCCAAGGCAGCTTTTGGGATGGAG
ACCAGTATGCTGCTGGGTGCCCAGAAGCCTCTGTCCCAGGCAGTGAAACTTATGTTGGAG
GGAATCACTGCGTCCCGCAACACTCTGGCAAAGTTCCTGCCAGGGAAGAGGAAGCAGCTC
CGGGAGGTCCGGGAGAGCATTCGCTTCCTGCGCCAGGTGGGCAGGGACTGGGTCCAGCGC
CGCCGGGAAGCCCTGAAGAGGGGCGAGGAGGTTCCTGCCGACATCCTCACACAGATTCTG
AAAGCTGAAGAGGGAGCCCAGGACGACGAGGGTCTGCTGGACAACTTCGTCACCTTCTTC
ATTGCTGGTCACGAGACCTCTGCCAACCACTTGGCGTTCACAGTGATGGAGCTGTCTCGC
CAGCCAGAGATCGTGGCAAGGCTGCAGGCCGAGGTGGATGAGGTCATTGGTTCTAAGAGG
TACCTGGATTTCGAGGACCTGGGGAGACTGCAGTACCTGTCCCAGGTCCTCAAAGAGTCG
CTGAGGCTGTACCCACCAGCATGGGGCACCTTTCGCCTGCTGGAAGAGGAGACCTTGATT
GATGGGGTCAGAGTCCCCGGCAACACCCCGCTCTTGTTCAGCACCTATGTCATGGGGCGG
ATGGACACATACTTTGAGGACCCGCTGACTTTCAACCCCGATCGCTTCGGCCCTGGAGCA
CCCAAGCCACGGTTCACCTACTTCCCCTTCTCCCTGGGCCACCGCTCCTGCATCGGGCAG
CAGTTTGCTCAGATGGAGGTGAAGGTGGTCATGGCAAAGCTGCTGCAGAGGCTGGAGTTC
CGGCTGGTGCCCGGGCAGCGCTTCGGGCTGCAGGAGCAGGCCACACTCAAGCCACTGGAC
CCCGTGCTGTGCACCCTGCGGCCCCGCGGCTGGCAGCCCGCACCCCCACCACCCCCCTGC
TGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 500
Molecular Weight 56820.535
Theoretical pI 9.02
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Cholesterol 24-hydroxylase
MSPGLLLLGSAVLLAFGLCCTFVHRARSRYEHIPGPPRPSFLLGHLPCFWKKDEVGGRVL
QDVFLDWAKKYGPVVRVNVFHKTSVIVTSPESVKKFLMSTKYNKDSKMYRALQTVFGERL
FGQGLVSECNYERWHKQRRVIDLAFSRSSLVSLMETFNEKAEQLVEILEAKADGQTPVSM
QDMLTYTAMDILAKAAFGMETSMLLGAQKPLSQAVKLMLEGITASRNTLAKFLPGKRKQL
REVRESIRFLRQVGRDWVQRRREALKRGEEVPADILTQILKAEEGAQDDEGLLDNFVTFF
IAGHETSANHLAFTVMELSRQPEIVARLQAEVDEVIGSKRYLDFEDLGRLQYLSQVLKES
LRLYPPAWGTFRLLEEETLIDGVRVPGNTPLLFSTYVMGRMDTYFEDPLTFNPDRFGPGA
PKPRFTYFPFSLGHRSCIGQQFAQMEVKVVMAKLLQRLEFRLVPGQRFGLQEQATLKPLD
PVLCTLRPRGWQPAPPPPPC
GenBank ID Protein 5257114
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q9Y6A2
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name CP46A_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AF094480
GeneCard ID CYP46A1
GenAtlas ID CYP46A1
HGNC ID HGNC:2641
References
General References
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