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Gene information for CYP3A5 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID1577
Official gene symbolCYP3A5
Full namecytochrome P450, family 3, subfamily A, polypeptide 5
Aliases,CP35,DKFZp686L16231,P450PCN3,PCN3,
Gene summaryThis gene,CYP3A5, 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 protein localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum and its expression is induced by glucocorticoids and some pharmacological agents. The enzyme metabolizes drugs such as nifedipine and cyclosporine as well as the steroid hormones testosterone, progesterone and androstenedione. This gene is part of a cluster of cytochrome P450 genes on chromosome 7q21.1. This cluster includes a pseudogene, CYP3A5P1, which is very similar to CYP3A5. This similarity has caused some difficulty in determining whether cloned sequences represent the gene or the pseudogene. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 7   Locus: 7q21.1
Gene position99277621 - 99245813  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size31809 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID605325