Name3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase
Synonyms
  • 1.1.1.34
  • HMG-CoA reductase
Gene NameHMGCR
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0001146|3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase
MLSRLFRMHGLFVASHPWEVIVGTVTLTICMMSMNMFTGNNKICGWNYECPKFEEDVLSS
DIIILTITRCIAILYIYFQFQNLRQLGSKYILGIAGLFTIFSSFVFSTVVIHFLDKELTG
LNEALPFFLLLIDLSRASTLAKFALSSNSQDEVRENIARGMAILGPTFTLDALVECLVIG
VGTMSGVRQLEIMCCFGCMSVLANYFVFMTFFPACVSLVLELSRESREGRPIWQLSHFAR
VLEEEENKPNPVTQRVKMIMSLGLVLVHAHSRWIADPSPQNSTADTSKVSLGLDENVSKR
IEPSVSLWQFYLSKMISMDIEQVITLSLALLLAVKYIFFEQTETESTLSLKNPITSPVVT
QKKVPDNCCRREPMLVRNNQKCDSVEEETGINRERKVEVIKPLVAETDTPNRATFVVGNS
SLLDTSSVLVTQEPEIELPREPRPNEECLQILGNAEKGAKFLSDAEIIQLVNAKHIPAYK
LETLMETHERGVSIRRQLLSKKLSEPSSLQYLPYRDYNYSLVMGACCENVIGYMPIPVGV
AGPLCLDEKEFQVPMATTEGCLVASTNRGCRAIGLGGGASSRVLADGMTRGPVVRLPRAC
DSAEVKAWLETSEGFAVIKEAFDSTSRFARLQKLHTSIAGRNLYIRFQSRSGDAMGMNMI
SKGTEKALSKLHEYFPEMQILAVSGNYCTDKKPAAINWIEGRGKSVVCEAVIPAKVVREV
LKTTTEAMIEVNINKNLVGSAMAGSIGGYNAHAANIVTAIYIACGQDAAQNVGSSNCITL
MEASGPTNEDLYISCTMPSIEIGTVGGGTNLLPQQACLQMLGVQGACKDNPGENARQLAR
IVCGTVMAGELSLMAALAAGHLVKSHMIHNRSKINLQDLQGACTKKTA
Number of residues888
Molecular Weight97475.155
Theoretical pI6.72
GO Classification
Functions
  • hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase (NADPH) activity
  • hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase activity
  • NADPH binding
  • coenzyme binding
Processes
  • negative regulation of vasodilation
  • visual learning
  • negative regulation of insulin secretion involved in cellular response to glucose stimulus
  • isoprenoid biosynthetic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • myoblast differentiation
  • cholesterol biosynthetic process
  • negative regulation of MAP kinase activity
  • negative regulation of striated muscle cell apoptotic process
  • protein tetramerization
  • positive regulation of cardiac muscle cell apoptotic process
  • coenzyme A metabolic process
  • positive regulation of skeletal muscle tissue development
  • cellular lipid metabolic process
  • positive regulation of stress-activated MAPK cascade
  • positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
  • sterol biosynthetic process
  • positive regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation
  • ubiquinone metabolic process
  • negative regulation of wound healing
  • response to nutrient
  • response to ethanol
  • aging
Components
  • endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  • integral component of membrane
  • peroxisomal membrane
  • endoplasmic reticulum
General FunctionNadph binding
Specific FunctionTransmembrane glycoprotein that is the rate-limiting enzyme in cholesterol biosynthesis as well as in the biosynthesis of nonsterol isoprenoids that are essential for normal cell function including ubiquinone and geranylgeranyl proteins.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions10-39 57-78 90-114 124-149 160-187 192-220 315-339
GenBank Protein ID306865
UniProtKB IDP04035
UniProtKB Entry NameHMDH_HUMAN
Cellular LocationEndoplasmic reticulum membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010398|3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR)
ATGTTGTCAAGACTTTTTCGAATGCATGGCCTCTTTGTGGCCTCCCATCCCTGGGAAGTC
ATAGTGGGGACAGTGACACTGACCATCTGCATGATGTCCATGAACATGTTTACTGGTAAC
AATAAGATCTGTGGTTGGAATTATGAATGTCCAAAGTTTGAAGAGGATGTTTTGAGCAGT
GACATTATAATTCTGACAATAACACGATGCATAGCCATCCTGTATATTTACTTCCAGTTC
CAGAATTTACGTCAACTTGGATCAAAATATATTTTGGGTATTGCTGGCCTTTTCACAATT
TTCTCAAGTTTTGTATTCAGTACAGTTGTCATTCACTTCTTAGACAAAGAATTGACAGGC
TTGAATGAAGCTTTGCCCTTTTTCCTACTTTTGATTGACCTTTCCAGAGCAAGCACATTA
GCAAAGTTTGCCCTCAGTTCCAACTCACAGGATGAAGTAAGGGAAAATATTGCTCGTGGA
ATGGCAATTTTAGGTCCTACGTTTACCCTCGATGCTCTTGTTGAATGTCTTGTGATTGGA
GTTGGTACCATGTCAGGGGTACGTCAGCTTGAAATTATGTGCTGCTTTGGCTGCATGTCA
GTTCTTGCCAACTACTTCGTGTTCATGACTTTCTTCCCAGCTTGTGTGTCCTTGGTATTA
GAGCTTTCTCGGGAAAGCCGCGAGGGTCGTCCAATTTGGCAGCTCAGCCATTTTGCCCGA
GTTTTAGAAGAAGAAGAAAATAAGCCGAATCCTGTAACTCAGAGGGTCAAGATGATTATG
TCTCTAGGCTTGGTTCTTGTTCATGCTCACAGTCGCTGGATAGCTGATCCTTCTCCTCAA
AACAGTACAGCAGATACTTCTAAGGTTTCATTAGGACTGGATGAAAATGTGTCCAAGAGA
ATTGAACCAAGTGTTTCCCTCTGGCAGTTTTATCTCTCTAAAATGATCAGCATGGATATT
GAACAAGTTATTACCCTAAGTTTAGCTCTCCTTCTGGCTGTCAAGTACATCTTCTTTGAA
CAAACAGAGACAGAATCTACACTCTCATTAAAAAACCCTATCACATCTCCTGTAGTGACA
CAAAAGAAAGTCCCAGACAATTGTTGTAGACGTGAACCTATGCTGGTCAGAAATAACCAG
AAATGTGATTCAGTAGAGGAAGAGACAGGGATAAACCGAGAAAGAAAAGTTGAGGTTATA
AAACCCTTAGTGGCTGAAACAGATACCCCAAACAGAGCTACATTTGTGGTTGGTAACTCC
TCCTTACTCGATACTTCATCAGTACTGGTGACACAGGAACCTGAAATTGAACTTCCCAGG
GAACCTCGGCCTAATGAAGAATGTCTACAGATACTTGGGAATGCAGAGAAAGGTGCAAAA
TTCCTTAGTGATGCTGAGATCATCCAGTTAGTCAATGCTAAGCATATCCCAGCCTACAAG
TTGGAAACTCTGATGGAAACTCATGAGCGTGGTGTATCTATTCGCCGACAGTTACTTTCC
AAGAAGCTTTCAGAACCTTCTTCTCTCCAGTACCTACCTTACAGGGATTATAATTACTCC
TTGGTGATGGGAGCTTGTTGTGAGAATGTTATTGGATATATGCCCATCCCTGTTGGAGTG
GCAGGACCCCTTTGCTTAGATGAAAAAGAATTTCAGGTTCCAATGGCAACAACAGAAGGT
TGTCTTGTGGCCAGCACCAATAGAGGCTGCAGAGCAATAGGTCTTGGTGGAGGTGCCAGC
AGCCGAGTCCTTGCAGATGGGATGACTCGTGGCCCAGTTGTGCGTCTTCCACGTGCTTGT
GACTCTGCAGAAGTGAAAGCCTGGCTCGAAACATCTGAAGGGTTCGCAGTGATAAAGGAG
GCATTTGACAGCACTAGCAGATTTGCACGTCTACAGAAACTTCATACAAGTATAGCTGGA
CGCAACCTTTATATCCGTTTCCAGTCCAGGTCAGGGGATGCCATGGGGATGAACATGATT
TCAAAGGGTACAGAGAAAGCACTTTCAAAACTTCACGAGTATTTCCCTGAAATGCAGATT
CTAGCCGTTAGTGGTAACTATTGTACTGACAAGAAACCTGCTGCTATAAATTGGATAGAG
GGAAGAGGAAAATCTGTTGTTTGTGAAGCTGTCATTCCAGCCAAGGTTGTCAGAGAAGTA
TTAAAGACTACCACAGAGGCTATGATTGAGGTCAACATTAACAAGAATTTAGTGGGCTCT
GCCATGGCTGGGAGCATAGGAGGCTACAACGCCCATGCAGCAAACATTGTCACCGCCATC
TACATTGCCTGTGGACAGGATGCAGCACAGAATGTTGGTAGTTCAAACTGTATTACTTTA
ATGGAAGCAAGTGGTCCCACAAATGAAGATTTATATATCAGCTGCACCATGCCATCTATA
GAGATAGGAACGGTGGGTGGTGGGACCAACCTACTACCTCAGCAAGCCTGTTTGCAGATG
CTAGGTGTTCAAGGAGCATGCAAAGATAATCCTGGGGAAAATGCCCGGCAGCTTGCCCGA
ATTGTGTGTGGGACCGTAATGGCTGGGGAATTGTCACTTATGGCAGCATTGGCAGCAGGA
CATCTTGTCAAAAGTCACATGATTCACAACAGGTCGAAGATCAATTTACAAGACCTCCAA
GGAGCTTGCACCAAGAAGACAGCCTGA
GenBank Gene IDM11058
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDHMGCR
HGNC IDHGNC:5006
Chromosome Location5
Locus5q13.3-q14
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