Full name: beta-carotene oxygenase 1

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: Bcdo; Bcdo1; Bcmo1; CMO1; Cmoi; beta-CD; betaCMOOX

Summary: Vitamin A metabolism is important for vital processes such as vision, embryonic development, cell differentiation, and membrane and skin protection. The protein encoded by this gene is a key enzyme in beta-carotene metabolism to vitamin A. It catalyzes the oxidative cleavage of beta,beta-carotene into two retinal molecules. Two alternatively spliced variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2009]

Expression: Biased expression in testis adult (RPKM 9.3), liver E18 (RPKM 2.0) and 6 other tissues

Gene size: 37870bp

Exon count: 12