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Gene information for CYP8B1 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID1582
Official gene symbolCYP8B1
Full namecytochrome P450, family 8, subfamily B, polypeptide 1
Aliases,CP8B,CYP12,FLJ17826,
Gene summaryThis 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 membrane protein catalyzes the conversion of 7 alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one into 7-alpha,12-alpha-dihydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one. The balance between these two steroids determines the relative amounts of cholic acid and chenodeoxycholic acid both of which are secreted in the bile and affect the solubility of cholesterol. This gene is unique among the cytochrome P450 genes in that it is intronless. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 3   Locus: 3p22-p21.3
Gene position42917633 - 42913684  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size3950 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID602172