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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP01018
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 6306
  • HMDBP07095
Name Cytochrome P450 3A4
Synonyms
  1. Albendazole monooxygenase
  2. Albendazole sulfoxidase
  3. CYPIIIA3
  4. CYPIIIA4
  5. Cytochrome P450 3A3
  6. Cytochrome P450 HLp
  7. Cytochrome P450 NF-25
  8. Cytochrome P450-PCN1
  9. Nifedipine oxidase
  10. Quinine 3-monooxygenase
  11. Taurochenodeoxycholate 6-alpha-hydroxylase
  12. 1,8-cineole 2-exo-monooxygenase
Gene Name CYP3A4
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in monooxygenase activity
Specific Function Cytochromes P450 are a group of heme-thiolate monooxygenases. In liver microsomes, this enzyme is involved in an NADPH-dependent electron transport pathway. It performs a variety of oxidation reactions (e.g. caffeine 8-oxidation, omeprazole sulphoxidation, midazolam 1'-hydroxylation and midazolam 4-hydroxylation) of structurally unrelated compounds, including steroids, fatty acids, and xenobiotics. Acts as a 1,8-cineole 2-exo-monooxygenase. The enzyme also hydroxylates etoposide.
Pathways
  • Acetaminophen Metabolism Pathway
  • Artemether Metabolism Pathway
  • Bile secretion
  • Caffeine Metabolism
  • Carbamazepine Metabolism Pathway
  • Celecoxib Action Pathway
  • Celecoxib Metabolism Pathway
  • Chemical carcinogenesis - DNA adducts
  • Clomipramine Metabolism Pathway
  • Clopidogrel Action Pathway
  • Clopidogrel Metabolism Pathway
  • Codeine Action Pathway
  • Codeine Metabolism Pathway
  • Cyclophosphamide Action Pathway
  • Cyclophosphamide Metabolism Pathway
  • Doxepin Metabolism Pathway
  • Drug metabolism - cytochrome P450
  • Drug metabolism - other enzymes
  • Etoposide Action Pathway
  • Etoposide Metabolism Pathway
  • Felbamate Metabolism Pathway
  • Fluoxetine Action Pathway
  • Fluoxetine Metabolism Pathway
  • Ibuprofen Action Pathway
  • Ibuprofen Metabolism Pathway
  • Ifosfamide Action Pathway
  • Ifosfamide Metabolism Pathway
  • Imipramine Action Pathway
  • Imipramine Metabolism Pathway
  • Irinotecan Action Pathway
  • Irinotecan Metabolism Pathway
  • Lidocaine (Antiarrhythmic) Action Pathway
  • Lidocaine (Local Anaesthetic) Action Pathway
  • Lidocaine (Local Anaesthetic) Metabolism Pathway
  • Linoleic acid metabolism
  • Metabolism of xenobiotics by cytochrome P450
  • Methadone Action Pathway
  • Methadone Metabolism Pathway
  • Mycophenolic Acid Metabolism Pathway
  • Nevirapine Metabolism Pathway
  • Phenytoin (Antiarrhythmic) Action Pathway
  • Prednisone Action Pathway
  • Prednisone Metabolism Pathway
  • Retinol metabolism
  • Retinol Metabolism
  • Sorafenib Metabolism Pathway
  • Steroid hormone biosynthesis
  • Tamoxifen Action Pathway
  • Tamoxifen Metabolism Pathway
  • Teniposide Action Pathway
  • Teniposide Metabolism Pathway
  • Tramadol Metabolism Pathway
  • Venlafaxine Metabolism Pathway
  • Vinblastine Action Pathway
  • Vinorelbine Action Pathway
  • Vitamin A Deficiency
Reactions
Quinine + NADPH + Oxygen → 3-Hydroxyquinine + NADP + Water details
Taurochenodesoxycholic acid + NADPH + Oxygen → Taurohyocholate + NADP + Water details
Lithocholic acid + NADPH + Oxygen → Hyodeoxycholic acid + NADP + Water details
Albendazole + NADPH + Oxygen → albendazole S-oxide + NADP + Water details
Eucalyptol + NADPH + Oxygen → 2-exo-hydroxy-1,8-cineole + NADP + Water details
GO Classification
Biological Process
vitamin D metabolic process
oxidative demethylation
exogenous drug catabolic process
heterocycle metabolic process
monoterpenoid metabolic process
steroid catabolic process
xenobiotic metabolic process
alkaloid catabolic process
androgen metabolic process
Cellular Component
endoplasmic reticulum membrane
cell surface
integral to membrane
Function
ion binding
cation binding
metal ion binding
binding
catalytic activity
transition metal ion binding
electron carrier activity
iron ion binding
monooxygenase activity
heme binding
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
oxidoreductase activity
Molecular Function
electron carrier activity
oxygen binding
vitamin D 24-hydroxylase activity
caffeine oxidase 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
iron ion binding
vitamin D3 25-hydroxylase activity
heme binding
albendazole monooxygenase activity
quinine 3-monooxygenase activity
taurochenodeoxycholate 6alpha-hydroxylase activity
testosterone 6-beta-hydroxylase activity
steroid binding
Process
metabolic process
oxidation reduction
Cellular Location
  1. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  2. Single-pass membrane protein
  3. Single-pass membrane protein
  4. Microsome membrane
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 7
Locus 7q21.1
SNPs CYP3A4
Gene Sequence
>1512 bp
ATGGCTCTCATCCCAGACTTGGCCATGGAAACCCGGCTTCTCCTGGCTGTCAGCCTGGTG
CTCCTCTATCTATATGGAACTCATTCACATGGACTTTTTAAGAAGCTTGGAATTCCAGGG
CCCACACCTCTGCCTTTTTTGGGAAATATTTTGTCCTACCATAAGGGCTTTTGTATGTTT
GACATGGAATGTCATAAAAAGTATGGAAAAGTGTGGGGCTTTTATGATGGTCAACAGCCT
GTGCTGGCTATCACAGATCCTGACATGATCAAAACAGTGCTAGTGAAAGAATGTTATTCT
GTCTTCACAAACCGGAGGCCTTTTGGTCCAGTGGGATTTATGAAAAGTGCCATCTCTATA
GCTGAGGATGAAGAATGGAAGAGATTACGATCATTGCTGTCTCCAACCTTCACCAGTGGA
AAACTCAAGGAGATGGTCCCTATCATTGCCCAGTATGGAGATGTGTTGGTGAGAAATCTG
AGGCGGGAAGCAGAGACAGGCAAGCCTGTCACCTTGAAAGACGTCTTTGGGGCCTACAGC
ATGGATGTGATCACTAGCACATCATTTGGAGTGAACATCGACTCTCTCAACAATCCACAA
GACCCCTTTGTGGAAAACACCAAGAAGCTTTTAAGATTTGATTTTTTGGATCCATTCTTT
CTCTCAATAACAGTCTTTCCATTCCTCATCCCAATTCTTGAAGTATTAAATATCTGTGTG
TTTCCAAGAGAAGTTACAAATTTTTTAAGAAAATCTGTAAAAAGGATGAAAGAAAGTCGC
CTCGAAGATACACAAAAGCACCGAGTGGATTTCCTTCAGCTGATGATTGACTCTCAGAAT
TCAAAAGAAACTGAGTCCCACAAAGCTCTGTCCGATCTGGAGCTCGTGGCCCAATCAATT
ATCTTTATTTTTGCTGGCTGTGAAACCACGAGCAGTGTTCTCTCCTTCATTATGTATGAA
CTGGCCACTCACCCTGATGTCCAGCAGAAACTGCAGGAGGAAATTGATGCAGTTTTACCC
AATAAGGCACCACCCACCTATGATACTGTGCTACAGATGGAGTATCTTGACATGGTGGTG
AATGAAACGCTCAGATTATTCCCAATTGCTATGAGACTTGAGAGGGTCTGCAAAAAAGAT
GTTGAGATCAATGGGATGTTCATTCCCAAAGGGGTGGTGGTGATGATTCCAAGCTATGCT
CTTCACCGTGACCCAAAGTACTGGACAGAGCCTGAGAAGTTCCTCCCTGAAAGATTCAGC
AAGAAGAACAAGGACAACATAGATCCTTACATATACACACCCTTTGGAAGTGGACCCAGA
AACTGCATTGGCATGAGGTTTGCTCTCATGAACATGAAACTTGCTCTAATCAGAGTCCTT
CAGAACTTCTCCTTCAAACCTTGTAAAGAAACACAGATCCCCCTGAAATTAAGCTTAGGA
GGACTTCTTCAACCAGAAAAACCCGTTGTTCTAAAGGTTGAGTCAAGGGATGGCACCGTA
AGTGGAGCCTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 503
Molecular Weight 57255.585
Theoretical pI 8.097
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Cytochrome P450 3A4
MALIPDLAMETWLLLAVSLVLLYLYGTHSHGLFKKLGIPGPTPLPFLGNILSYHKGFCMF
DMECHKKYGKVWGFYDGQQPVLAITDPDMIKTVLVKECYSVFTNRRPFGPVGFMKSAISI
AEDEEWKRLRSLLSPTFTSGKLKEMVPIIAQYGDVLVRNLRREAETGKPVTLKDVFGAYS
MDVITSTSFGVNIDSLNNPQDPFVENTKKLLRFDFLDPFFLSITVFPFLIPILEVLNICV
FPREVTNFLRKSVKRMKESRLEDTQKHRVDFLQLMIDSQNSKETESHKALSDLELVAQSI
IFIFAGYETTSSVLSFIMYELATHPDVQQKLQEEIDAVLPNKAPPTYDTVLQMEYLDMVV
NETLRLFPIAMRLERVCKKDVEINGMFIPKGVVVMIPSYALHRDPKYWTEPEKFLPERFS
KKNKDNIDPYIYTPFGSGPRNCIGMRFALMNMKLALIRVLQNFSFKPCKETQIPLKLSLG
GLLQPEKPVVLKVESRDGTVSGA
GenBank ID Protein 6470135
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P08684
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name CP3A4_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AF182273
GeneCard ID CYP3A4
GenAtlas ID CYP3A4
HGNC ID HGNC:2637
References
General References
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