NameCytochrome P450 2A6
Synonyms
  • 1,4-cineole 2-exo-monooxygenase
  • 1.14.13.-
  • Coumarin 7-hydroxylase
  • CYP2A3
  • CYPIIA6
  • Cytochrome P450 IIA3
  • Cytochrome P450(I)
Gene NameCYP2A6
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0037226|Cytochrome P450 2A6
MLASGMLLVALLVCLTVMVLMSVWQQRKSKGKLPPGPTPLPFIGNYLQLNTEQMYNSLMK
ISERYGPVFTIHLGPRRVVVLCGHDAVREALVDQAEEFSGRGEQATFDWVFKGYGVVFSN
GERAKQLRRFSIATLRDFGVGKRGIEERIQEEAGFLIDALRGTGGANIDPTFFLSRTVSN
VISSIVFGDRFDYKDKEFLSLLRMMLGIFQFTSTSTGQLYEMFSSVMKHLPGPQQQAFQL
LQGLEDFIAKKVEHNQRTLDPNSPRDFIDSFLIRMQEEEKNPNTEFYLKNLVMTTLNLFI
GGTETVSTTLRYGFLLLMKHPEVEAKVHEEIDRVIGKNRQPKFEDRAKMPYMEAVIHEIQ
RFGDVIPMSLARRVKKDTKFRDFFLPKGTEVFPMLGSVLRDPSFFSNPQDFNPQHFLNEK
GQFKKSDAFVPFSIGKRNCFGEGLARMELFLFFTTVMQNFRLKSSQSPKDIDVSPKHVGF
ATIPRNYTMSFLPR
Number of residues494
Molecular Weight56501.005
Theoretical pI9.69
GO Classification
Functions
  • arachidonic acid epoxygenase activity
  • iron ion binding
  • steroid hydroxylase activity
  • heme binding
  • oxygen binding
  • coumarin 7-hydroxylase activity
  • oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen, reduced flavin or flavoprotein as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen
  • enzyme binding
Processes
  • coumarin metabolic process
  • coumarin catabolic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • oxidation-reduction process
  • steroid metabolic process
  • xenobiotic metabolic process
  • drug metabolic process
  • epoxygenase P450 pathway
  • exogenous drug catabolic process
Components
  • cytoplasm
  • endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  • intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
  • cytoplasmic microtubule
General FunctionSteroid hydroxylase activity
Specific FunctionExhibits a high coumarin 7-hydroxylase activity. Can act in the hydroxylation of the anti-cancer drugs cyclophosphamide and ifosphamide. Competent in the metabolic activation of aflatoxin B1. Constitutes the major nicotine C-oxidase. Acts as a 1,4-cineole 2-exo-monooxygenase. Possesses low phenacetin O-deethylation activity.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP11509
UniProtKB Entry NameCP2A6_HUMAN
Cellular LocationEndoplasmic reticulum membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0021356|Cytochrome P450 2A6 (CYP2A6)
ATGCTGGCCTCAGGGATGCTTCTGGTGGCCTTGCTGGTCTGCCTGACTGTAATGGTCTTG
ATGTCTGTTTGGCAGCAGAGGAAGAGCAAGGGGAAGCTGCCTCCGGGACCCACCCCATTG
CCCTTCATTGGAAACTACCTGCAGCTGAACACAGAGCAGATGTACAACTCCCTCATGAAG
ATCAGTGAGCGCTATGGCCCCGTGTTCACCATTCACTTGGGGCCCCGGCGGGTCGTGGTG
CTGTGTGGACATGATGCCGTCAGGGAGGCTCTGGTGGACCAGGCTGAGGAGTTCAGCGGG
CGAGGCGAGCAAGCCACCTTCGACTGGGTCTTCAAAGGCTATGGCGTGGTATTCAGCAAC
GGGGAGCGCGCCAAGCAGCTCCGGCGCTTCTCCATCGCCACCCTGCGGGACTTCGGGGTG
GGCAAGCGAGGCATCGAGGAGCGCATCCAGGAGGAGGCGGGCTTCCTCATCGACGCCCTC
CGGGGCACTGGCGGCGCCAATATCGATCCCACCTTCTTCCTGAGCCGCACAGTCTCCAAT
GTCATCAGCTCCATTGTCTTTGGGGACCGCTTTGACTATAAGGACAAAGAGTTCCTGTCA
CTGTTGCGCATGATGCTAGGAATCTTCCAGTTCACGTCAACCTCCACGGGGCAGCTCTAT
GAGATGTTCTCTTCGGTGATGAAACACCTGCCAGGACCACAGCAACAGGCCTTTCAGTTG
CTGCAAGGGCTGGAGGACTTCATAGCCAAGAAGGTGGAGCACAACCAGCGCACGCTGGAT
CCCAATTCCCCACGGGACTTCATTGACTCCTTTCTCATCCGCATGCAGGAGGAGGAGAAG
AACCCCAACACGGAGTTCTACTTGAAAAACCTGGTGATGACCACGTTGAACCTCTTCATT
GGGGGCACCGAGACCGTCAGCACCACCCTGCGCTATGGCTTCTTGCTGCTCATGAAGCAC
CCAGAGGTGGAGGCCAAGGTCCATGAGGAGATTGACAGAGTGATCGGCAAGAACCGGCAG
CCCAAGTTTGAGGACCGGGCCAAGATGCCCTACATGGAGGCAGTGATCCACGAGATCCAA
AGATTTGGAGACGTGATCCCCATGAGTTTGGCCCGCAGAGTCAAAAAGGACACCAAGTTT
CGGGATTTCTTCCTCCCTAAGGGCACCGAAGTGTACCCTATGCTGGGCTCTGTGCTGAGA
GACCCCAGTTTCTTCTCCAACCCCCAGGACTTCAATCCCCAGCACTTCCTGAATGAGAAG
GGGCAGTTTAAGAAGAGTGATGCTTTTGTGCCCTTTTCCATCGGAAAGCGGAACTGTTTC
GGAGAAGGCCTGGCCAGAATGGAGCTCTTTCTCTTCTTCACCACCGTCATGCAGAACTTC
CGCCTCAAGTCCTCCCAGTCACCTAAGGACATTGACGTGTCCCCCAAACACGTGGGCTTT
GCCACGATCCCACGAAACTACACCATGAGCTTCCTGCCCCGCTGA
GenBank Gene IDX13897
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDCYP2A6
HGNC IDHGNC:2610
Chromosome Location19
Locus19q13.2
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