24-Dehydrocholesterol reductase

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DHCR24
Identifiers
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_014762

NM_053272

RefSeq (protein)

NP_055577

NP_444502

Location (UCSC)Chr 1: 54.85 – 54.89 MbChr 4: 106.42 – 106.45 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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24-Dehydrocholesterol reductase is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DHCR24 gene.[5][6]

This gene encodes a flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)-dependent oxidoreductase, which catalyzes the reduction of the delta-24 double bond of sterol intermediates during cholesterol biosynthesis. The protein contains a leader sequence that directs it to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Missense mutations in this gene have been associated with desmosterolosis. Also, reduced expression of the gene occurs in the temporal cortex of Alzheimer disease patients and overexpression has been observed in adrenal gland cancer cells.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000116133Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000034926Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. PMID 11519011
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  6. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: DHCR24 24-dehydrocholesterol reductase".

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