Cytochromes b5

"Cytochromes b5" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Cytochromes of the b group that are found bound to cytoplasmic side of ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM. They serve as electron carrier proteins for a variety of membrane-bound OXYGENASES. They are reduced by the enzyme CYTOCHROME-B(5) REDUCTASE.


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  1. Exome sequencing of a Pakistani family with spastic paraplegia identified an 18 bp deletion in the cytochrome B5 domain of FA2H. Neurol Res. 2021 Feb; 43(2):133-140.
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  2. Clinical, metabolic, and genetic characterization of hereditary methemoglobinemia caused by cytochrome b5 reductase deficiency in cats. J Vet Intern Med. 2019 Nov; 33(6):2725-2731.
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  3. A Homodimer Model Can Resolve the Conundrum as to How Cytochrome P450 Oxidoreductase and Cytochrome b5 Compete for the Same Binding Site on Cytochrome P450c17. Curr Protein Pept Sci. 2017; 18(5):515-521.
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  4. 2,3,7,8 Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin-induced RNA abundance changes identify Ackr3, Col18a1, Cyb5a and Glud1 as candidate mediators of toxicity. Arch Toxicol. 2017 Jan; 91(1):325-338.
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  5. Mechanistic Scrutiny Identifies a Kinetic Role for Cytochrome b5 Regulation of Human Cytochrome P450c17 (CYP17A1, P450 17A1). PLoS One. 2015; 10(11):e0141252.
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  6. Ontogeny of the adrenal gland in the spiny mouse, with particular reference to production of the steroids cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone. Endocrinology. 2013 Mar; 154(3):1190-201.
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  7. NADPH-cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase: roles in physiology, pharmacology, and toxicology. Drug Metab Dispos. 2013 Jan; 41(1):12-23.
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  8. Comparison of CYP3A4 and CYP3A5: the effects of cytochrome b5 and NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase on testosterone hydroxylation activities. Drug Metab Pharmacokinet. 2012; 27(6):663-7.
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  9. Hesperidin a citrus bioflavonoid modulates hepatic biotransformation enzymes and enhances intrinsic antioxidants in experimental breast cancer rats challenged with 7, 12-dimethylbenz (a) anthracene. J Exp Ther Oncol. 2012; 9(4):321-35.
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  10. The syndrome of 17,20 lyase deficiency. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Jan; 97(1):59-67.
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