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24-hydroxycholesterol 7-alpha-hydroxylase (CYP39A1)

Homo sapiens — UniProt Q9NYL5

Gene: CYP39A1Homo sapiensSwissProt reviewed

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Key facts

24-hydroxycholesterol 7-alpha-hydroxylase (CYP39A1) is a protein from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession Q9NYL5, 469 residues long. MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and 45 disease associations.

  • UniProt accession: Q9NYL5; gene symbol CYP39A1.
  • Organism: Homo sapiens.
  • Length: 469 amino acids.
  • Top disease associations (Open Targets): sterol measurement, body height and urinary bladder cancer.
  • 3D structure: AlphaFold model available.

Target properties

Protein name24-hydroxycholesterol 7-alpha-hydroxylase
UniProt accessionQ9NYL5
GeneCYP39A1
OrganismHomo sapiens
Length469 residues
Molecular weight—
EC numbers—
Target class—
Subcellular location—
Keywords—

Druggability

Target tractability assessment (Open Targets + pocket analysis). No approved drug

Druggability tierMEDIUM
Druggability score—
Pocket score—
Max clinical phase—

Disease associations (45)

Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).

  • sterol measurement · score 0.32
  • body height · score 0.26
  • urinary bladder cancer · score 0.11
  • hepatocellular carcinoma · score 0.08
  • lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2) measurement · score 0.07
  • cerebrospinal fluid biomarker measurement · score 0.07
  • neoplasm · score 0.07
  • plasma fibronectin deficiency · score 0.07
  • isolated asymptomatic elevation of creatine phosphokinase · score 0.06
  • Hereditary persistence of alpha-fetoprotein · score 0.04

3D Structure (1)

Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.

StructureSourceMethodMean pLDDTResolution (Å)
AF-Q9NYL5-F1alphafoldPREDICTED91.93—

Experimental structures are not indexed in MolForge yet — search RCSB PDB for Q9NYL5.

Amino-acid sequence (469 residues)

MELISPTVII ILGCLALFLL LQRKNLRRPP CIKGWIPWIG VGFEFGKAPL EFIEKARIKY GPIFTVFAMG NRMTFVTEEE GINVFLKSKK VDFELAVQNI VYRTASIPKN VFLALHEKLY IMLKGKMGTV NLHQFTGQLT EELHEQLENL GTHGTMDLNN LVRHLLYPVT VNMLFNKSLF STNKKKIKEF HQYFQVYDED FEYGSQLPEC LLRNWSKSKK WFLELFEKNI PDIKACKSAK DNSMTLLQAT LDIVETETSK ENSPNYGLLL LWASLSNAVP VAFWTLAYVL SHPDIHKAIM EGISSVFGKA GKDKIKVSED DLENLLLIKW CVLETIRLKA PGVITRKVVK PVEILNYIIP SGDLLMLSPF WLHRNPKYFP EPELFKPERW KKANLEKHSF LDCFMAFGSG KFQCPARWFA LLEVQMCIIL ILYKYDCSLL DPLPKQSYLH LVGVPQPEGQ CRIEYKQRI

Frequently asked questions

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Which diseases are associated with CYP39A1?

The strongest Open Targets associations for CYP39A1 are sterol measurement, body height, urinary bladder cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma and lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2) measurement.

How long is the CYP39A1 protein?

The Homo sapiens CYP39A1 protein (UniProt Q9NYL5) is 469 amino acids long.

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Sources

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Quick facts

UniProtQ9NYL5
GeneCYP39A1
OrganismHomo sapiens
Length469
Binders0
Diseases45
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