sterol-C5-desaturase
Symbol
SC5D
(may also be known as: None)
Organism
Human
Description
This gene encodes an enzyme of cholesterol biosynthesis. The encoded protein catalyzes the conversion of lathosterol into 7-dehydrocholesterol. Mutations in this gene have been associated with lathosterolosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Orthologs
| Symbol | Species | |
|---|---|---|
| sc5d | Danio rerio | |
| Sc5d | Mus musculus | |
| Sc5d | Rattus norvegicus | |
| ERG3 | Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| erg32 | Schizosaccharomyces pombe |