CYP3A7

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AliasesCYP3A7, CP37, CYPIIIA7, P-450(HFL33), P-450111A7, P450-HFLA, cytochrome P450 family 3 subfamily A member 7, P450HLp2
End99,735,196 bp[1]
CYP3A7
Identifiers
AliasesCYP3A7, CP37, CYPIIIA7, P-450(HFL33), P-450111A7, P450-HFLA, cytochrome P450 family 3 subfamily A member 7, P450HLp2
External IDsOMIM: 605340; MGI: 88610; HomoloGene: 133564; GeneCards: CYP3A7; OMA:CYP3A7 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000765

NM_007819

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000756

NP_031845

Location (UCSC)Chr 7: 99.71 – 99.74 MbChr 5: 137.89 – 137.92 Mb
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CYP3A7 is an enzyme belonging to the cytochrome P450 family. It is 503 amino acids in size and shares 87% of its sequence with CYP3A4. It carries out a similar role in fetuses that CYP3A4 serves in adults.[5] The gene location is 7q22.1.[6]

The CYP3A group of enzymes are the most abundantly expressed members of the cytochrome P450 family in liver. They are responsible for the metabolism of more than 50% of all clinical pharmaceuticals.[7]

The CYP3A7 enzyme hydroxylates testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone 3-sulphate, which is involved in the formation of estriol during pregnancy. The CYP3A7 gene is part of a cluster of related genes on chromosome 7q21.1. Naturally occurring readthrough transcription occurs between this gene and the downstream CYP3A51P pseudogene.[8]

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