Protein Name cytochrome P450, family 7, subfamily a, polypeptide 1
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 13122
Gene Symbol

Cyp7a1

UniProt Q64505 (CP7A1_MOUSE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 160
Total Number of Articles : 324
Description

cytochrome P450, family 7, subfamily a, polypeptide 1

Gene Summary

Enables cholesterol 7-alpha-monooxygenase activity. Acts upstream of or within cholesterol catabolic process. Predicted to be located in endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Is expressed in liver. Orthologous to human CYP7A1 (cytochrome P450 family 7 subfamily A member 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

synonyms
  • cytochrome P450 7A1
  • 24-hydroxycholesterol 7-alpha-hydroxylase
  • cholesterol 7-alpha-hydroxylase
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Properties