Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Enzyme
"Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Enzyme" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A mitochondrial cytochrome P450 enzyme that catalyzes the side-chain cleavage of C27 cholesterol to C21 pregnenolone in the presence of molecular oxygen and NADPH-FERRIHEMOPROTEIN REDUCTASE. This enzyme, encoded by CYP11A1 gene, catalyzes the breakage between C20 and C22 which is the initial and rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of various gonadal and adrenal steroid hormones.
| Descriptor ID |
D002786
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.244.453.484.250 D08.244.453.915.212 D08.811.682.690.708.170.425.250 D08.811.682.690.708.170.915.212 D12.776.422.220.453.484.250 D12.776.422.220.453.915.212
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| Concept/Terms |
Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Enzyme- Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Enzyme
- Cholesterol Side Chain Cleavage Enzyme
- Cholesterol Desmolase
- Cytochrome P-450(scc)
- CYP11A1
- CYP 11A1
- Cytochrome P450 11A1
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP11A1
- Cytochrome P 450 CYP11A1
- Cholesterol Monooxygenase (Side-Chain-Cleaving)
- 20,22-Desmolase
- 20,22 Desmolase
- Cytochrome P450scc
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Enzyme" by people in Profiles.
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Overexpression of the steroidogenic enzyme cytochrome P450 side chain cleavage in the ventral tegmental area increases 3a,5a-THP and reduces long-term operant ethanol self-administration. J Neurosci. 2014 Apr 23; 34(17):5824-34.
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Sub-acute intravenous administration of silver nanoparticles in male mice alters Leydig cell function and testosterone levels. Reprod Toxicol. 2014 Jun; 45:59-70.
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Luteinizing hormone/human chorionic gonadotropin-mediated activation of mTORC1 signaling is required for androgen synthesis by theca-interstitial cells. Mol Endocrinol. 2012 Oct; 26(10):1732-42.
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Hypothalamic but not pituitary or ovarian defects underlie the reproductive abnormalities in Axl/Tyro3 null mice. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2011 Jun 06; 339(1-2):151-8.
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Polymorphisms in steroid hormone biosynthesis genes and risk of breast cancer and fibrocystic breast conditions in Chinese women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 May; 17(5):1066-73.
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LBP-1b, LBP-9, and LBP-32/MGR detected in syncytiotrophoblasts from first-trimester human placental tissue and their transcriptional regulation. DNA Cell Biol. 2008 Feb; 27(2):71-9.
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Human LBP-32/MGR is a repressor of the P450scc in human choriocarcinoma cell line JEG-3. Placenta. 2007 Feb-Mar; 28(2-3):152-60.