Protein
Cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme, mitochondrial
Organism
Hypanus americanus
Function
Catalyzes the side-chain cleavage reaction of cholesterol to pregnenolone, the precursor of most steroid hormones.
Similarity
Belongs to the cytochrome P450 family.
Sequence
SFRLSLSASTYAQRGSFTTPEHDFTLFPHRNHSVTSESRIPSEQTLKSLTDIPGNWRKNWLNVYYFWRSNGLNNAHQWMLDNFNKYGPIYREKIAYYESINIINPADAVIMNKSEGPFPKRIEMAPWVAYRDLRKENYGVQLLNGENWKRTRLILNNSIFAQSSIQRLVPLFNEVVLDFVSMVHKEVEKSRSDYWKTDLTNDLFKLALEVICYILYGERLDLLQRKYNKAPQKFIDSIATMFHSTPIMLYVPPSLLKSINSKIWQQHVGSWDNIFEHADTYLKKAYRQFQQGSKNEHAFPGVLTELLLQGALPFEDIRASIIDVMSGAIDTTSTTVHWMMYELAKHPHIQKNVRSEIMEAHQKTEGDPVKMLKSVPLLKCVVKETLRLYPVAISIQRYLNEDTVLQNYHIPAGTLVQLGLYAMGRNPKIFKNPEQYNPERWLKGEDTHFRHLGFGFGPRQCIGRRIAETQMVLLMIHMLQNFKIETDPMTEVKSKFSLILIPDKPINLKFTPIK