CYP3A

Cytochrome P450
Mechanism of CYP450 enzymatic catalysis
Identifiers
Symbolp450
PfamPF00067
InterProIPR001128
PROSITEPDOC00081
SCOP22cpp / SCOPe / SUPFAM
OPM superfamily39
OPM protein2bdm
CDDcd00302
Membranome265
Available protein structures:
Pfam  structures / ECOD  
PDBRCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj
PDBsumstructure summary

Cytochrome P450, family 3, subfamily A, also known as CYP3A, is a human gene locus.[1][2] A homologous locus is found in mice.[3] These genes encode monooxygenases which catalyze many reactions involved in the synthesis of cholesterol, steroids and other lipids as well as drug metabolism.

The CYP3A locus includes all the known members of the 3A subfamily of the cytochrome P450 superfamily of genes. The CYP3A cluster consists of four genes:

The region also contains four pseudogenes:

as well as several extra exons which may or may not be included in transcripts produced from this region. Previously another CYP3A member, CYP3A3, was thought to exist; however, it is now thought that this sequence represents a transcript variant of CYP3A4.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: CYP3A cytochrome P450, family 3, subfamily A".
  2. ^ Gellner K, Eiselt R, Hustert E, Arnold H, Koch I, Haberl M, et al. (March 2001). "Genomic organization of the human CYP3A locus: identification of a new, inducible CYP3A gene". Pharmacogenetics. 11 (2): 111–121. doi:10.1097/00008571-200103000-00002. PMID 11266076.
  3. ^ Zaphiropoulos PG (June 2003). "A map of the mouse Cyp3a locus". DNA Sequence : The Journal of DNA Sequencing and Mapping. 14 (3): 155–162. doi:10.1080/1042517031000089478. PMID 14509827. S2CID 21317627.

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