CYP46A1

CYP46A1
Available structures
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Identifiers
Aliases CYP46A1, CP46, CYP46, cytochrome P450 family 46 subfamily A member 1
External IDs MGI: 1341877 HomoloGene: 134501 GeneCards: CYP46A1
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

10858

13116

Ensembl

ENSG00000036530

ENSMUSG00000021259

UniProt

Q9Y6A2

Q9WVK8

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_006668

NM_010010

RefSeq (protein)

NP_006659.1

NP_034140.1

Location (UCSC) Chr 14: 99.68 – 99.73 Mb Chr 12: 108.33 – 108.36 Mb
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Cholesterol 24-hydroxylase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CYP46A1 gene.[3][4]

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 endoplasmic reticulum protein is expressed in the brain, where it converts cholesterol to 24S-hydroxycholesterol. While cholesterol cannot pass the blood–brain barrier, 24S-hydroxycholesterol can be secreted in the brain into the circulation to be returned to the liver for catabolism.[4]

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