Identification
NameLanosterol synthase
Synonyms
  • 2,3-epoxysqualene--lanosterol cyclase
  • Oxidosqualene--lanosterol cyclase
  • OSC
Gene NameERG7
Enzyme Class
Biological Properties
General FunctionInvolved in catalytic activity
Specific FunctionCatalyzes the cyclization of (S)-2,3 oxidosqualene to lanosterol, a reaction that forms the sterol nucleus
Cellular LocationLipid droplet. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Peripheral membrane protein.
SMPDB Pathways
Cholesterol biosynthesis and metabolism CE(10:0)PW002545 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
Cholesterol biosynthesis and metabolism CE(12:0)PW002548 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
Cholesterol biosynthesis and metabolism CE(14:0)PW002544 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
Cholesterol biosynthesis and metabolism CE(16:0)PW002550 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
Cholesterol biosynthesis and metabolism CE(18:0)PW002551 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
KEGG Pathways
Steroid biosynthesisec00100 Map00100
SMPDB Reactions
(S)-2,3-epoxysqualeneLanosterin
KEGG Reactions
(S)-2,3-epoxysqualeneLanosterin
Metabolites
YMDB IDNameView
YMDB00262LanosterinShow
YMDB00547lanosterolShow
YMDB00727(S)-2,3-epoxysqualeneShow
GO Classification
Component
Not Available
Function
catalytic activity
isomerase activity
intramolecular transferase activity
Process
Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Locationchromosome 8
LocusYHR072W
Gene Sequence>2196 bp ATGACAGAATTTTATTCTGACACAATCGGTCTACCAAAGACAGATCCACGTCTTTGGAGA CTGAGAACTGATGAGCTAGGCCGAGAAAGCTGGGAATATTTAACCCCTCAGCAAGCCGCA AACGACCCACCATCCACTTTCACGCAGTGGCTTCTTCAAGATCCCAAATTTCCTCAACCT CATCCAGAAAGAAATAAGCATTCACCAGATTTTTCAGCCTTCGATGCGTGTCATAATGGT GCATCTTTTTTCAAACTGCTTCAAGAGCCTGACTCAGGTATTTTTCCGTGTCAATATAAA GGACCCATGTTCATGACAATCGGTTACGTAGCCGTAAACTATATCGCCGGTATTGAAATT CCTGAGCATGAGAGAATAGAATTAATTAGATACATCGTCAATACAGCACATCCGGTTGAT GGTGGCTGGGGTCTACATTCTGTTGACAAATCCACCGTGTTTGGTACAGTATTGAACTAT GTAATCTTACGTTTATTGGGTCTACCCAAGGACCACCCGGTTTGCGCCAAGGCAAGAAGC ACATTGTTAAGGTTAGGCGGTGCTATTGGATCCCCTCACTGGGGAAAAATTTGGCTAAGT GCACTAAACTTGTATAAATGGGAAGGTGTGAACCCTGCCCCTCCTGAAACTTGGTTACTT CCATATTCACTGCCCATGCATCCGGGGAGATGGTGGGTTCATACTAGAGGTGTTTACATT CCGGTCAGTTACCTGTCATTGGTCAAATTTTCTTGCCCAATGACTCCTCTTCTTGAAGAA CTGAGGAATGAAATTTACACTAAACCGTTTGACAAGATTAACTTCTCCAAGAACAGGAAT ACCGTATGTGGAGTAGACCTATATTACCCCCATTCTACTACTTTGAATATTGCGAACAGC CTTGTAGTATTTTACGAAAAATACCTAAGAAACCGGTTCATTTACTCTCTATCCAAGAAG AAGGTTTATGATCTAATCAAAACGGAGTTACAGAATACTGATTCCTTGTGTATAGCACCT GTTAACCAGGCGTTTTGCGCACTTGTCACTCTTATTGAAGAAGGGGTAGACTCGGAAGCG TTCCAGCGTCTCCAATATAGGTTCAAGGATGCATTGTTCCATGGTCCACAGGGTATGACC ATTATGGGAACAAATGGTGTGCAAACCTGGGATTGTGCGTTTGCCATTCAATACTTTTTC GTCGCAGGCCTCGCAGAAAGACCTGAATTCTATAACACAATTGTCTCTGCCTATAAATTC TTGTGTCATGCTCAATTTGACACCGAGTGCGTTCCAGGTAGTTATAGGGATAAGAGAAAG GGGGCTTGGGGCTTCTCAACAAAAACACAGGGCTATACAGTGGCAGATTGCACTGCAGAA GCAATTAAAGCCATCATCATGGTGAAAAACTCTCCCGTCTTTAGTGAAGTACACCATATG ATTAGCAGTGAACGTTTATTTGAAGGCATTGATGTGTTATTGAACCTACAAAACATCGGA TCTTTTGAATATGGTTCCTTTGCAACCTATGAAAAAATCAAGGCCCCACTAGCAATGGAA ACCTTGAATCCTGCTGAAGTTTTTGGTAACATAATGGTAGAATACCCATACGTGGAATGT ACTGATTCATCCGTTCTGGGGTTGACATATTTTCACAAGTACTTCGACTATAGGAAAGAG GAAATACGTACACGCATCAGAATCGCCATCGAATTCATAAAAAAATCTCAATTACCAGAT GGAAGTTGGTATGGAAGCTGGGGTATTTGTTTTACATATGCCGGTATGTTTGCATTGGAG GCATTACACACCGTGGGGGAGACCTATGAGAATTCCTCAACGGTAAGAAAAGGTTGCGAC TTCTTGGTCAGTAAACAGATGAAGGATGGCGGTTGGGGGGAATCAATGAAGTCCAGTGAA TTACATAGTTATGTGGATAGTGAAAAATCGCTAGTCGTTCAAACCGCATGGGCGCTAATT GCACTTCTTTTCGCTGAATATCCTAATAAAGAAGTCATCGACCGCGGTATTGACCTTTTA AAAAATAGACAAGAAGAATCCGGGGAATGGAAATTTGAAAGTGTAGAAGGTGTTTTCAAC CACTCTTGTGCAATTGAATACCCAAGTTATCGATTCTTATTCCCTATTAAGGCATTAGGT ATGTACAGCAGGGCATATGAAACACATACGCTTTAA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function
Protein Residues731
Protein Molecular Weight83460.70313
Protein Theoretical pI6.51
Signalling Regions
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • None
Protein Sequence>Lanosterol synthase MTEFYSDTIGLPKTDPRLWRLRTDELGRESWEYLTPQQAANDPPSTFTQWLLQDPKFPQP HPERNKHSPDFSAFDACHNGASFFKLLQEPDSGIFPCQYKGPMFMTIGYVAVNYIAGIEI PEHERIELIRYIVNTAHPVDGGWGLHSVDKSTVFGTVLNYVILRLLGLPKDHPVCAKARS TLLRLGGAIGSPHWGKIWLSALNLYKWEGVNPAPPETWLLPYSLPMHPGRWWVHTRGVYI PVSYLSLVKFSCPMTPLLEELRNEIYTKPFDKINFSKNRNTVCGVDLYYPHSTTLNIANS LVVFYEKYLRNRFIYSLSKKKVYDLIKTELQNTDSLCIAPVNQAFCALVTLIEEGVDSEA FQRLQYRFKDALFHGPQGMTIMGTNGVQTWDCAFAIQYFFVAGLAERPEFYNTIVSAYKF LCHAQFDTECVPGSYRDKRKGAWGFSTKTQGYTVADCTAEAIKAIIMVKNSPVFSEVHHM ISSERLFEGIDVLLNLQNIGSFEYGSFATYEKIKAPLAMETLNPAEVFGDIMVEYPYVEC TDSSVLGLTYFHKYFDYRKEEIRTRIRIAIEFIKKSQLPDGSWYGSWGICFTYAGMFALE ALHTVGETYENSSTVRKGCDFLVSKQMKDGGWGESMKSSELHSYVDSEKSLVVQTAWALI ALLFAEYPNKEVIDRGIDLLKNRQEESGEWKFESVEGVFNHSCAIEYPSYRFLFPIKALG MYSRAYETHTL
References
External Links
ResourceLink
Saccharomyces Genome Database ERG7
Uniprot IDP38604
Uniprot NameERG7_YEAST
GenBank Gene IDAY693043
Genebank Protein ID51013537
General Reference
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