CYP2A6
Available structures PDB Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes 4RUI, 1Z10, 1Z11, 2FDU, 2FDV, 2FDW, 2FDY, 3EBS, 3T3Q, 3T3R, 4EJJ
Identifiers
Aliases	CYP2A6, CPA6, CYP2A, CYP2A3, CYPIIA6, P450C2A, P450PB, cytochrome P450 family 2 subfamily A member 6
External IDs	OMIM: 122720 MGI: 88597 HomoloGene: 85917 GeneCards: CYP2A6
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 19 (human)[1] Band 19q13.2 Start 40,843,541 bp[1] End 40,850,447 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 7 (mouse)[2] Band 7 A3|7 15.54 cM Start 26,534,730 bp[2] End 26,542,973 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in Top expressed in More reference expression data BioGPS n/a
Gene ontology Molecular function Cellular component Biological process Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 1548 13087 Ensembl ENSG00000255974 ENSMUSG00000005547 UniProt P11509 P20852 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_000762 NM_007812 RefSeq (protein) NP_000753 n/a Location (UCSC) Chr 19: 40.84 – 40.85 Mb Chr 7: 26.53 – 26.54 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
Wikidata
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Cytochrome P450 2A6 (abbreviated CYP2A6) is a member of the cytochrome P450 mixed-function oxidase system, which is involved in the metabolism of xenobiotics in the body. CYP2A6 is the primary enzyme responsible for the oxidation of nicotine and cotinine. It is also involved in the metabolism of several pharmaceuticals, carcinogens, and a number of coumarin-type alkaloids. CYP2A6 is the only enzyme in the human body that appreciably catalyzes the 7-hydroxylation of coumarin, such that the formation of the product of this reaction, 7-hydroxycoumarin, is used as a probe for CYP2A6 activity.

The CYP2A6 gene is part of a large cluster of cytochrome P450 genes from the CYP2A, CYP2B and CYP2F subfamilies on chromosome 19q. The gene was formerly referred to as CYP2A3; however, it has been renamed CYP2A6.^[5]

Interactive pathway map[edit]

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Fluorouracil (5-FU) Activity edit

1. ^ The interactive pathway map can be edited at WikiPathways: "FluoropyrimidineActivity_WP1601".

Distribution[edit]

CYP2A6 localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum and is found predominantly in the liver.

Variability[edit]

Significant interindividual variability in CYP2A6 apoprotein and mRNA levels has been observed.

Induction[edit]

CYP2A6 is known to be inducible by phenobarbital and rifampicin, and it is suspected that other antiepileptic drugs may also have this effect.

CYP2A6 Ligands[edit]

See also[edit]

• List of cytochrome P450 modulators

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]

External links[edit]

• Human CPA6 genome location and CPA6 gene details page in the UCSC Genome Browser.
• Human CYP2A6 genome location and CYP2A6 gene details page in the UCSC Genome Browser.