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Facts about Cytochrome P450 26B1.
Generates several hydroxylated forms of RA, including 4-OH-RA, 4-oxo-RA, and 18-OH- RA. Essential for postnatal survival.
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Gene Name: | CYP26B1 |
Uniprot: | Q9NR63 |
Entrez: | 56603 |
Belongs to: |
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cytochrome P450 family |
CYP26A2; Cytochrome P450 26A2; cytochrome P450 26B1; cytochrome P450 CYP26B1 variant 2; Cytochrome P450 retinoic acid-inactivating 2; cytochrome P450 retinoid metabolizing protein; cytochrome P450, family 26, subfamily B, polypeptide 1; Cytochrome P450RAI-2; DKFZp686G0638; EC 1.14; MGC129613; P450RAI2; P450RAI-2; Retinoic acid-metabolizing cytochrome
Mass (kDA):
57.513 kDA
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Location: | 2p13.2 |
Sequence: | 2; NC_000002.12 (72129238..72147862, complement) |
Highly expressed in brain, particularly in the cerebellum and pons.
Endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Peripheral membrane protein. Microsome membrane; Peripheral membrane protein.
PMID: 10823918 by White J.A., et al. Identification of the human cytochrome P450, P450RAI-2, which is predominantly expressed in the adult cerebellum and is responsible for all-trans-retinoic acid metabolism.
PMID: 22019272 by Laue K., et al. Craniosynostosis and multiple skeletal anomalies in humans and zebrafish result from a defect in the localized degradation of retinoic acid.