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CYP26C1

CYP26C1 (cytochrome P450, family 26, subfamily c, polypeptide 1) is a protein which in humans is encoded by the CYP26C1 gene.[1]

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 is involved in the catabolism of all-trans– and 9-cis-retinoic acid, and thus contributes to the regulation of retinoic acid levels in cells and tissues.[2]

CYP26C1 was found to show no expression in colorectal cancer cells or normal colonic epithelium.[3]

References

References

  1. Taimi M, Helvig C, Wisniewski J, et al. (January 2004). “A novel human cytochrome P450, CYP26C1, involved in metabolism of 9-cis and all-trans isomers of retinoic acid”. J. Biol. Chem. 279 (1): 77–85. doi:10.1074/jbc.M308337200. PMID 14532297.
  2. “Entrez Gene: CYP26C1”.
  3. Brown, Gordon; Beatriz Cash; Daniela Blihoghe; Petronella Johansson; Ayham Alnabulsi; Graeme Murray (2014-03-07). “The Expression and Prognostic Significance of Retinoic Acid Metabolising Enzymes in Colorectal Cancer”. PLOS ONE. 9: e90776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090776. PMC 3946526. PMID 24608339.
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