Lanosterol 14 alpha-demethylase

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Cytochrome P450, Family 51, Subfamily A, Polypeptide 1
Cytochrome P450, Family 51, Subfamily A, Polypeptide 1
Identifiers
Symbol	CYP51A1
Alt. symbols	CYP51, P45014DM
NCBI gene	1595
HGNC	2649
OMIM	601637
RefSeq	NM_000786
UniProt	Q16850
Other data
EC number	1.14.14.154
Locus	Chr. 7 q21.2-21.3
Structures
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CYP51A1
Available structures
PDB	Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes
	3JUS, 3JUV, 3LD6, 4UHI, 4UHL
Identifiers
Aliases	CYP51A1, CP51, CYP51, CYPL1, LDM, P450-14DM, P450L1, cytochrome P450 family 51 subfamily A member 1
External IDs	OMIM: 601637; MGI: 106040; HomoloGene: 55488; GeneCards: CYP51A1; OMA:CYP51A1 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 7 (human)
End	92,134,803 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 5 (mouse)
End	4,154,746 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	ventricular zone; ; islet of Langerhans; ; ganglionic eminence; ; corpus callosum; ; C1 segment; ; right testis; ; duodenum; ; left testis; ; liver; ; superior frontal gyrus;
	Top expressed in
	tail of embryo; ; genital tubercle; ; proximal tubule; ; right kidney; ; skin of external ear; ; superior cervical ganglion; ; human kidney; ; neural tube; ; ventricular zone; ; sciatic nerve;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	iron ion binding; metal ion binding; monooxygenase activity; heme binding; oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen; oxidoreductase activity; sterol 14-demethylase activity;
Cellular component	integral component of membrane; organelle membrane; endoplasmic reticulum membrane; membrane; intracellular membrane-bounded organelle; plasma membrane; endoplasmic reticulum;
Biological process	steroid metabolic process; sterol biosynthetic process; lipid metabolism; cholesterol metabolic process; cholesterol biosynthetic process via 24,25-dihydrolanosterol; sterol metabolic process; cholesterol biosynthetic process; steroid biosynthetic process; demethylation; regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process; negative regulation of protein catabolic process; negative regulation of protein secretion; negative regulation of amyloid-beta clearance;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	1595
	13121
	ENSG00000001630
	ENSMUSG00000001467
	Q16850
	Q8K0C4
	NM_001146152; NM_000786
	NM_020010
	NP_000777; NP_001139624
	NP_064394
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Lanosterol 14α-demethylase (CYP51A1) is the animal version of a cytochrome P450 enzyme that is involved in the conversion of lanosterol to 4,4-dimethylcholesta-8(9),14,24-trien-3β-ol. The cytochrome P450 isoenzymes are a conserved group of proteins that serve as key players in the metabolism of organic substances and the biosynthesis of important steroids, lipids, and vitamins in eukaryotes. As a member of this family, lanosterol 14α-demethylase is responsible for an essential step in the biosynthesis of sterols. In particular, this protein catalyzes the removal of the C-14α-methyl group from lanosterol. This demethylation step is regarded as the initial checkpoint in the transformation of lanosterol to other sterols that are widely used within the cell.