Identification
BMDB Protein ID BMDBP00005
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDBP03158
Name Aromatase
Synonyms Not Available
Gene Name CYP19A1
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism
Specific Function A cytochrome P450 monooxygenase that catalyzes the conversion of C19 androgens, androst-4-ene-3,17-dione (androstenedione) and testosterone to the C18 estrogens, estrone and estradiol, respectively. Catalyzes three successive oxidations of C19 androgens: two conventional oxidations at C19 yielding 19-hydroxy and 19-oxo/19-aldehyde derivatives, followed by a third oxidative aromatization step that involves C1-beta hydrogen abstraction combined with cleavage of the C10-C19 bond to yield a phenolic A ring and formic acid. Alternatively, the third oxidative reaction yields a 19-norsteroid and formic acid. Converts dihydrotestosterone to delta1,10-dehydro 19-nordihydrotestosterone and may play a role in homeostasis of this potent androgen. Also displays 2-hydroxylase activity toward estrone. Mechanistically, uses molecular oxygen inserting one oxygen atom into a substrate, and reducing the second into a water molecule, with two electrons provided by NADPH via cytochrome P450 reductase (CPR; NADPH-ferrihemoprotein reductase).
Pathways Not Available
Reactions
19-Oxotestosterone + Oxygen + Reduced flavoprotein → Estradiol + Formic acid + Oxidized flavoprotein details
Androstenedione + Oxygen + Reduced flavoprotein → 19-Hydroxyandrost-4-ene-3,17-dione + Water + Oxidized flavoprotein details
GO Classification Not Available
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 10
Locus 10q26
SNPs CYP19A1
Gene Sequence
>1512 bp
ATGCTTTTGGAAGTGCTGAACCCAAGGCATTACAACGTCACCAGCATGGTGTCCGAAGTT
GTGCCTATTGCCAGCATTGCAATCCTGCTGCTCACTGGATTTCTTCTCTTGGTTTGGAAT
TATGAGGACACATCCTCAATACCAGGTCCCAGCTACTTTCTGGGAATTGGGCCCCTCATT
TCCCACTGCAGGTTCCTCTGGATGGGGATCGGCAGTGCCTGCAATTACTACAACAAGATG
TATGGAGAATTCATGAGAGTCTGGGTATGTGGAGAGGAAACCCTTATTATTAGCAAGTCC
TCAAGTATGTTCCATGTAATGAAGCACAGTCACTACATATCCCGATTTGGCAGTAAACTT
GGGTTGCAGTTCATCGGCATGCACGAGAAAGGCATCATATTTAACAATAATCCAGCACTC
TGGAAAGCTGTTCGACCTTTCTTTACAAAAGCTTTGTCCGGCCCTGGCCTGGTGCGCATG
GTGACCATCTGTGCTGATTCCATCACCAAGCATCTGGACAGGCTGGAGGAGGTCTGCAAT
GACTTGGGCTATGTGGACGTGTTGACCCTCATGCGGCGCATCATGCTGGACACCTCTAAC
ATGCTCTTCCTGGGGATCCCCTTGGATGAAAGTGCCATCGTGGTTAACATCCAGGGGTAT
TTTGATGCATGGCAAGCTCTCCTTCTCAAACCAGACATCTTCTTTAAGATTTCTTGGCTG
TGCAGAAAGTATGAAAAGTCTGTCAAGGACTTGAAAGATGCCATGGAAATTCTCATAGCA
GAAAAAAGACACAGGATTTCAACAGCAGAGAAGCTGGAAGACAGCATAGATTTCGCCACT
GAGTTGATTTTTGCTGAGAAACGTGGTGAACTTACAAGAGAGAATGTAAACCAGTGCATA
TTGGAAATGCTGATCGCAGCGCCAGACACCATGTCTGTTTCTGTGTTCTTCATGCTGTTT
CTTATTGCAAAGCATCCCCAGGTTGAAGAGGCAATAATAAGGGAAATCCAGACTGTTGTT
GGTGAAAGAGACATAAGGATTGATGATATGCAAAAGCTAAAAGTGGTGGAAAACTTTATT
AATGAGAGCATGCGGTACCAGCCCGTTGTGGACCTGGTCATGCGCAAAGCCTTAGAGGAT
GATGTCATCGATGGCTACCCGGTGAAAAAGGGGACTAACATTATCCTGAATCTTGGAAGA
ATGCATAGACTCGAGTTTTTCCCAAAGCCTAATGAGTTTACTCTTGAAAACTTTGCCAAG
AATGTTCCTTACAGGTACTTTCAGCCATTTGGCTTTGGGCCCCGGGGCTGTGCGGGAAAG
TACATCGCCATGGTGATGATGAAGGTCGTCCTGGTCACCCTTCTGAGACGCTTCCACGTG
CAGACTTTGCAAGGTCGGTGCGTTGAGAAGATGCAGAAGAAAAATGACTTATCCTTGCAT
CCAGACGAGACCAGAGACCGGCTAGAAATGATTTTCACCCCAAGAAATTCAGACAAGTGC
CTCGAGCGCTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 503
Molecular Weight 58090.0
Theoretical pI 7.93
Pfam Domain Function Not Available
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • 19-39
  • 53-73
Protein Sequence
>Cytochrome P450 19A1
MLLEVLNPRHYNVTSMVSEVVPIASIAILLLTGFLLLVWNYEDTSSIPGPSYFLGIGPLI
SHCRFLWMGIGSACNYYNKMYGEFMRVWVCGEETLIISKSSSMFHVMKHSHYISRFGSKL
GLQFIGMHEKGIIFNNNPALWKAVRPFFTKALSGPGLVRMVTICADSITKHLDRLEEVCN
DLGYVDVLTLMRRIMLDTSNMLFLGIPLDESAIVVKIQGYFDAWQALLLKPDIFFKISWL
CRKYEKSVKDLKDAMEILIEEKRHRISTAEKLEDSIDFATELIFAEKRGELTRENVNQCI
LEMLIAAPDTMSVSVFFMLFLIAKHPQVEEAIIREIQTVVGERDIRIDDMQKLKVVENFI
NESMRYQPVVDLVMRKALEDDVIDGYPVKKGTNIILNLGRMHRLEFFPKPNEFTLENFAK
NVPYRYFQPFGFGPRACAGKYITMVMMKVVLVTLLRRFHVQTLQGRCVEKMQKKNDLSLH
PDETRDRLEMIFTPRNSDKCLER
GenBank ID Protein AAA62244.1
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P46194
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name CP19A_BOVIN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID U18447
GeneCard ID CYP19A1
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References Not Available