LMPD Database

LMP000259

Record overview

LMPD IDLMP000259
Gene ID1583
SpeciesHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Namecytochrome P450, family 11, subfamily A, polypeptide 1
Gene SymbolCYP11A1
SynonymsCYP11A; CYPXIA1; P450SCC
Alternate namescholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme, mitochondrial; steroid 20-22-lyase; cytochrome P450 11A1; cytochrome P450(scc); cytochrome P450C11A1; cholesterol 20-22 desmolase; cholesterol monooxygenase (side-chain cleaving); cytochrome P450, subfamily XIA (cholesterol side chain cleavage)
Chromosome15
Map Location15q23-q24
EC Number1.14.15.6
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 protein localizes to the mitochondrial inner membrane and catalyzes the conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone, the first and rate-limiting step in the synthesis of the steroid hormones. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. The cellular location of the smaller isoform is unclear since it lacks the mitochondrial-targeting transit peptide. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
OrthologsView orthologs and multiple alignments for CYP11A1

Proteins

cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme, mitochondrial isoform a precursor
Refseq ID:NP_000772
Protein GI:153218646
UniProt ID:P05108
mRNA ID:NM_000781
Length:521
RefSeq Status:REVIEWED
MLAKGLPPRSVLVKGCQTFLSAPREGLGRLRVPTGEGAGISTRSPRPFNEIPSPGDNGWLNLYHFWRETGTHKVHLHHVQNFQKYGPIYREKLGNVESVY
VIDPEDVALLFKSEGPNPERFLIPPWVAYHQYYQRPIGVLLKKSAAWKKDRVALNQEVMAPEATKNFLPLLDAVSRDFVSVLHRRIKKAGSGNYSGDISD
DLFRFAFESITNVIFGERQGMLEEVVNPEAQRFIDAIYQMFHTSVPMLNLPPDLFRLFRTKTWKDHVAAWDVIFSKADIYTQNFYWELRQKGSVHHDYRG
ILYRLLGDSKMSFEDIKANVTEMLAGGVDTTSMTLQWHLYEMARNLKVQDMLRAEVLAARHQAQGDMATMLQLVPLLKASIKETLRLHPISVTLQRYLVN
DLVLRDYMIPAKTLVQVAIYALGREPTFFFDPENFDPTRWLSKDKNITYFRNLGFGWGVRQCLGRRIAELEMTIFLINMLENFRVEIQHLSDVGTTFNLI
LMPEKPISFTFWPFNQEATQQ
 
cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme, mitochondrial isoform b
Refseq ID:NP_001093243
Protein GI:153218654
UniProt ID:P05108
mRNA ID:NM_001099773
Length:363
RefSeq Status:REVIEWED
MAPEATKNFLPLLDAVSRDFVSVLHRRIKKAGSGNYSGDISDDLFRFAFESITNVIFGERQGMLEEVVNPEAQRFIDAIYQMFHTSVPMLNLPPDLFRLF
RTKTWKDHVAAWDVIFSKADIYTQNFYWELRQKGSVHHDYRGILYRLLGDSKMSFEDIKANVTEMLAGGVDTTSMTLQWHLYEMARNLKVQDMLRAEVLA
ARHQAQGDMATMLQLVPLLKASIKETLRLHPISVTLQRYLVNDLVLRDYMIPAKTLVQVAIYALGREPTFFFDPENFDPTRWLSKDKNITYFRNLGFGWG
VRQCLGRRIAELEMTIFLINMLENFRVEIQHLSDVGTTFNLILMPEKPISFTFWPFNQEATQQ
 
transit_peptide: 1..39
calculated_mol_wt: 4021
peptide sequence: 
MLAKGLPPRSVLVKGCQTFLSAPREGLGRLRVPTGEGAG

mat_peptide: 40..521
product: cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme, mitochondrial isoform a
calculated_mol_wt: 56100
peptide sequence: 
ISTRSPRPFNEIPSPGDNGWLNLYHFWRETGTHKVHLHHVQNFQKYGPIYREKLGNVESVYVIDPEDVALLFKSEGPNPERFLIPPWVAYHQYYQRPIGV
LLKKSAAWKKDRVALNQEVMAPEATKNFLPLLDAVSRDFVSVLHRRIKKAGSGNYSGDISDDLFRFAFESITNVIFGERQGMLEEVVNPEAQRFIDAIYQ
MFHTSVPMLNLPPDLFRLFRTKTWKDHVAAWDVIFSKADIYTQNFYWELRQKGSVHHDYRGILYRLLGDSKMSFEDIKANVTEMLAGGVDTTSMTLQWHL
YEMARNLKVQDMLRAEVLAARHQAQGDMATMLQLVPLLKASIKETLRLHPISVTLQRYLVNDLVLRDYMIPAKTLVQVAIYALGREPTFFFDPENFDPTR
WLSKDKNITYFRNLGFGWGVRQCLGRRIAELEMTIFLINMLENFRVEIQHLSDVGTTFNLILMPEKPISFTFWPFNQEATQQ