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cytochrome P450 21A2; cytochrome P450 21; steroid-21-beta-hydroxylase (CYP21A2, CYP21B)

Function: 1) catalyzes the 21-hydroxylation of steroids 2) involved in adrenal synthesis of glucocorticoids & mineralocorticoids Structure: - N-terminal leucine-rich region probably helps to anchor CYP21A2 to the microsomal membrane - belongs to the cytochrome P450 family Compartment: - endoplasmic reticulum membrane - peripheral membrane, microsome membrane Pathology: - defects in CYP21A2 are the cause of congenital adrenal hyperplasia type 3

Related

adrenal steroid biosynthesis congenital adrenal hyperplasia (21-hydroxylase deficiency)

General

cytochrome P450 steroid hydroxylase

Properties

SIZE: MW = 56 kD entity length = 494 aa COMPARTMENT: smooth endoplasmic reticulum MOTIF: leucine-rich region {N-TERMINAL} MOTIF: leucine residue (SEVERAL) binding site SITE: 342-358 FOR-BINDING-OF: steroid Iron [Fe]-binding site SITE: 428-428

Database Correlations

OMIM 201910 UniProt P08686 Pfam PF00067 Entrez Gene 1589 ENZYME 1.14.99.10

References

  1. OMIM :accession 201910
  2. cytochrome P450 Allele Nomenclature committee, CYP21A2 alleles http://www.cypalleles.ki.se/cyp21.htm
  3. GeneReviews https://www.genecards.org/cgi-bin/carddisp.pl?gene=CYP21A2
  4. SHMPD, The Singapore human mutation and polymorphism database http://shmpd.bii.a-star.edu.sg/gene.php?genestart=A&genename=CYP21A2
  5. UniProt :accession P08686
  6. 21-Hydroxylase Autoantibodies, Serum Laboratory Test Directory ARUP: 3001962

Component-of

multienzyme complex