基因名：
CYP11A1
产品别名：
CYP11A； CYPXIA1； P450SCC； CYP11A1； cytochrome P450 family 11 subfamily A member 1； cytochrome P450 family 11 subfamily A member 1； cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme, mitochondrial； cholesterol 20-22 desmolase； cholesterol monooxygenase (side-chain cleaving)； cytochrome P450 11A1； cytochrome P450 family 11 subfamily A polypeptide 1； cytochrome P450(scc)； cytochrome P450, subfamily XIA (cholesterol side chain cleavage)； steroid 20-22-lyase； 细胞色素P450 11A1； 细胞色素P450家族成员11A1(CYP11A1)；
背景信息：
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 protein localizes to the mitochondrial inner membrane and catalyzes the conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone, the first and rate-limiting step in the synthesis of the steroid hormones. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. The cellular location of the smaller isoform is unclear since it lacks the mitochondrial-targeting transit peptide. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
