CYP3A7 is an enzyme belonging to the cytochrome P450 family. It is 503 amino acids in size and shares 87% of its sequence with CYP3A4. It carries out a similar role in fetuses that CYP3A4 serves in adults.[5] The gene location is 7q22.1.[6]
The CYP3A group of enzymes are the most abundantly expressed members of the cytochrome P450 family in liver. They are responsible for the metabolism of more than 50% of all clinical pharmaceuticals.[7]
The CYP3A7 enzyme hydroxylates testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone 3-sulphate, which is involved in the formation of estriol during pregnancy. The CYP3A7 gene is part of a cluster of related genes on chromosome 7q21.1. Naturally-occurring readthrough transcription occurs between this gene and the downstream CYP3A51P pseudogene.[8]
Notable alleles
The CYP3A7*1C allele is associated with poor outcomes in some cancer patients, possibly because of the effect of the enzyme on some chemotherapy agents.[9]
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^Paulussen A, Lavrijsen K, Bohets H, Hendrickx J, Verhasselt P, Luyten W, Konings F, Armstrong M (July 2000). "Two linked mutations in transcriptional regulatory elements of the CYP3A5 gene constitute the major genetic determinant of polymorphic activity in humans". Pharmacogenetics. 10 (5): 415–24. doi:10.1097/00008571-200007000-00005. PMID10898111.
This article incorporates public domain material from "CYP3A7 cytochrome P450 family 3 subfamily A member 7 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]". Reference Sequence collection. National Center for Biotechnology Information.
