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Cytochrome P450 2U1, a Very Peculiar Member of the Human P450s Family

Cytochrome P450 2U1, a Very Peculiar Member of the Human P450s Family

L Dhers, L Ducassou, J-L Boucher, D Mansuy

Cell Mol Life Sci. 2017 May;74(10):1859-1869.

PMID: 28083596

Abstract:

Cytochrome P450 2U1 (CYP2U1) exhibits several distinctive characteristics among the 57 human CYPs, such as its presence in almost all living organisms with a highly conserved sequence, its particular gene organization with only five exons, its major location in thymus and brain, and its protein sequence involving an unusually long N-terminal region containing 8 proline residues and an insert of about 20 amino acids containing 5 arginine residues after the transmembrane helix. Few substrates, including fatty acids, N-arachidonoylserotonin (AS), and some drugs, have been reported so far. However, its biological roles remain largely unknown, even though CYP2U1 mutations have been involved in some pathological situations, such as complicated forms of hereditary spastic paraplegia. These data together with its ability to hydroxylate some fatty acids and AS suggest its possible role in lipid metabolism.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP187947371	Arachidonoylserotonin		187947-37-1	Price

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