NameCytochrome P450 11B2, mitochondrial
Synonyms
  • ALDOS
  • Aldosterone synthase
  • Aldosterone-synthesizing enzyme
  • CYPXIB2
  • Cytochrome P-450Aldo
  • Cytochrome P-450C18
  • Steroid 18-hydroxylase
Gene NameCYP11B2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017134|Cytochrome P450 11B2, mitochondrial
MALRAKAEVCVAAPWLSLQRARALGTRAARAPRTVLPFEAMPQHPGNRWLRLLQIWREQG
YEHLHLEMHQTFQELGPIFRYNLGGPRMVCVMLPEDVEKLQQVDSLHPCRMILEPWVAYR
QHRGHKCGVFLLNGPEWRFNRLRLNPDVLSPKAVQRFLPMVDAVARDFSQALKKKVLQNA
RGSLTLDVQPSIFHYTIEASNLALFGERLGLVGHSPSSASLNFLHALEVMFKSTVQLMFM
PRSLSRWISPKVWKEHFEAWDCIFQYGDNCIQKIYQELAFNRPQHYTGIVAELLLKAELS
LEAIKANSMELTAGSVDTTAFPLLMTLFELARNPDVQQILRQESLAAAASISEHPQKATT
ELPLLRAALKETLRLYPVGLFLERVVSSDLVLQNYHIPAGTLVQVFLYSLGRNAALFPRP
ERYNPQRWLDIRGSGRNFHHVPFGFGMRQCLGRRLAEAEMLLLLHHVLKHFLVETLTQED
IKMVYSFILRPGTSPLLTFRAIN
Number of residues503
Molecular Weight57559.62
Theoretical pI9.78
GO Classification
Functions
  • iron ion binding
  • heme binding
  • oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen, NAD(P)H as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen
  • corticosterone 18-monooxygenase activity
  • steroid 11-beta-monooxygenase activity
Processes
  • sterol metabolic process
  • cellular response to peptide hormone stimulus
  • aldosterone biosynthetic process
  • cellular response to potassium ion
  • cortisol biosynthetic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • oxidation-reduction process
  • secondary metabolite biosynthetic process
  • steroid metabolic process
  • mineralocorticoid biosynthetic process
  • cellular response to hormone stimulus
  • cholesterol metabolic process
  • regulation of blood volume by renal aldosterone
  • xenobiotic metabolic process
  • potassium ion homeostasis
  • sodium ion homeostasis
  • renal water homeostasis
  • C21-steroid hormone biosynthetic process
Components
  • mitochondrion
  • mitochondrial inner membrane
General FunctionSteroid 11-beta-monooxygenase activity
Specific FunctionPreferentially catalyzes the conversion of 11-deoxycorticosterone to aldosterone via corticosterone and 18-hydroxycorticosterone.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID35200
UniProtKB IDP19099
UniProtKB Entry NameC11B2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMitochondrion membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017135|Cytochrome P450 11B2, mitochondrial (CYP11B2)
ATGGCACTCAGGGCAAAGGCAGAGGTGTGCGTGGCAGCGCCCTGGCTGTCCCTGCAAAGG
GCACGGGCACTGGGCACTAGAGCCGCTCGGGCCCCTAGGACGGTGCTGCCGTTTGAAGCC
ATGCCCCAGCATCCAGGCAACAGGTGGCTGAGGCTGCTGCAGATCTGGAGGGAGCAGGGT
TATGAGCACCTGCACCTGGAGATGCACCAGACCTTCCAGGAGCTGGGGCCCATTTTCAGG
TACAACTTGGGAGGACCACGCATGGTGTGTGTGATGCTGCCGGAGGATGTGGAGAAGCTG
CAACAGGTGGACAGCCTGCATCCCTGCAGGATGATCCTGGAGCCCTGGGTGGCCTACAGA
CAACATCGTGGGCACAAATGTGGCGTGTTCTTGTTGAATGGGCCTGAATGGCGCTTCAAC
CGATTGCGGCTGAACCCAGATGTGCTGTCGCCCAAGGCCGTGCAGAGGTTCCTCCCGATG
GTGGATGCAGTGGCCAGGGACTTCTCCCAGGCCCTGAAGAAGAAGGTGCTGCAGAACGCC
CGGGGGAGCCTGACCCTGGACGTCCAGCCCAGCATCTTCCACTACACCATAGAAGCCAGC
AACTTAGCTCTTTTTGGAGAGCGGCTGGGCCTGGTTGGCCACAGCCCCAGTTCTGCCAGC
CTGAACTTCCTCCATGCCCTGGAGGTCATGTTCAAATCCACCGTCCAGCTCATGTTCATG
CCCAGGAGCCTGTCTCGCTGGATCAGCCCCAAGGTGTGGAAGGAGCACTTTGAGGCCTGG
GACTGCATCTTCCAGTACGGTGACAACTGTATCCAGAAAATCTACCAGGAACTGGCCTTC
AACCGCCCTCAACACTACACAGGCATCGTGGCGGAGCTCCTGTTGAAGGCGGAACTGTCA
CTAGAAGCCATCAAGGCCAACTCTATGGAACTCACTGCAGGGAGCGTGGACACGACAGCG
TTTCCCTTGCTGATGACGCTCTTTGAGCTGGCTCGGAACCCCGACGTGCAGCAGATCCTG
CGCCAGGAGAGCCTGGCCGCCGCAGCCAGCATCAGTGAACATCCCCAGAAGGCAACCACC
GAGCTGCCCTTGCTGCGGGCGGCCCTCAAGGAGACCTTGCGGCTCTACCCTGTGGGTCTG
TTTTTGGAGCGAGTGGTGAGCTCAGACTTGGTGCTTCAGAACTACCACATCCCAGCTGGG
ACATTGGTACAGGTTTTCCTCTACTCGCTGGGTCGCAATGCCGCCTTGTTCCCGAGGCCT
GAGCGGTATAATCCCCAGCGCTGGCTAGACATCAGGGGCTCCGGCAGGAACTTCCACCAC
GTGCCCTTTGGCTTTGGCATGCGCCAGTGCCTCGGGCGGCGCCTGGCAGAGGCAGAGATG
CTGCTGCTGCTGCACCACGTGCTGAAGCACTTCCTGGTGGAGACACTAACTCAAGAGGAC
ATAAAGATGGTCTACAGCTTCATATTGAGGCCTGGCACGTCCCCCCTCCTCACTTTCAGA
GCGATTAACTAG
GenBank Gene IDX54741
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:2592
Chromosome Location8
Locus8q21-q22
References
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