Biology:CYP3A43

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Cytochrome P450 3A43 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CYP3A43 gene.[1][2][3]

This 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 enzyme has a low level of testosterone hydroxylase activity. Although it bears homology to some drug-metabolizing cytochrome P450s, it is unknown whether the enzyme is also involved in xenobiotic metabolism. This gene is part of a cluster of cytochrome P450 genes on chromosome 7q21.1. Alternate splicing of this gene results in three transcript variants encoding different isoforms.[3]

References

  1. "cDNA cloning and initial characterization of CYP3A43, a novel human cytochrome P450". Mol Pharmacol 59 (2): 386–92. Feb 2001. doi:10.1124/mol.59.2.386. PMID 11160876. 
  2. "Genomic organization of the human CYP3A locus: identification of a new, inducible CYP3A gene". Pharmacogenetics 11 (2): 111–21. Mar 2001. doi:10.1097/00008571-200103000-00002. PMID 11266076. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: CYP3A43 cytochrome P450, family 3, subfamily A, polypeptide 43". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=64816. 

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