CYP26C1

CYP26C1
Identifiers
Aliases	CYP26C1, FFDD4, cytochrome P450 family 26 subfamily C member 1
External IDs	OMIM: 608428; MGI: 2679699; HomoloGene: 28089; GeneCards: CYP26C1; OMA:CYP26C1 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 10 (human)
End	93,069,540 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 19 (mouse)
End	37,681,846 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	gonad; ; prefrontal cortex; ; olfactory zone of nasal mucosa; ; placenta; ; spleen; ; myometrium; ; substantia nigra; ; C1 segment; ; hippocampus proper; ; Hypothalamus;
	Top expressed in
	pharyngeal arch; ; tail of embryo; ; embryo; ; embryo; ; desmocranium; ; amnion; ; tongue; ; enamel organ; ; maxillary prominence; ; surface ectoderm;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	iron ion binding; oxidoreductase activity; retinoic acid binding; heme binding; oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen; metal ion binding; monooxygenase activity; retinoic acid 4-hydroxylase activity;
Cellular component	integral component of membrane; endoplasmic reticulum membrane; membrane;
Biological process	negative regulation of retinoic acid receptor signaling pathway; central nervous system development; retinoic acid catabolic process; organelle fusion; vitamin metabolic process; neural crest cell development; anterior/posterior pattern specification; sterol metabolic process;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	340665
	546726
	ENSG00000187553
	ENSMUSG00000062432
	Q6V0L0
	B2RXA7
	NM_183374
	NM_001105201
	NP_899230
	NP_001098671
	Wikidata
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CYP26C1 (cytochrome P450, family 26, subfamily c, polypeptide 1) is a protein which in humans is encoded by the CYP26C1 gene.

This gene encodes a member of the cytochrome P450 superfamily of enzymes. The cytochrome P450 proteins are monooxygenases which catalyze many reactions involved in drug metabolism and synthesis of cholesterol, steroids and other lipids. This enzyme is involved in the catabolism of all-trans- and 9-cis-retinoic acid, and thus contributes to the regulation of retinoic acid levels in cells and tissues.

CYP26C1 was found to show no expression in colorectal cancer cells or normal colonic epithelium.