Full name: cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily B member 1

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: ASGD6; CP1B; CYPIB1; GLC3A; P4501B1

Summary: 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. The enzyme encoded by this gene localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum and metabolizes procarcinogens such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and 17beta-estradiol. Mutations in this gene have been associated with primary congenital glaucoma; therefore it is thought that the enzyme also metabolizes a signaling molecule involved in eye development, possibly a steroid. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Expression: Broad expression in prostate (RPKM 32.6), endometrium (RPKM 26.2) and 19 other tissues

Gene size: 8643bp

Exon count: 3