| Gene Symbol | SC5D |
|---|---|
| Entrez Gene | 6309 |
| Alt Symbol | ERG3, S5DES, SC5DL |
| Species | Human |
| Gene Type | protein-coding |
| Description | sterol-C5-desaturase |
| Other Description | 3beta-hydroxysteroid-delta5-desaturase|C-5 sterol desaturase|delta(7)-sterol 5-desaturase|fungal ERG3, delta-5-desaturase-like|lathosterol 5-desaturase|lathosterol dehydrogenase|lathosterol oxidase|sterol-C5-desaturase (ERG3 delta-5-desaturase homolog, S. cerevisiae)-like |
| Swissprots | O75845 Q6GTM5 O00119 Q9UK15 |
| Accessions | BAB68218 EAW67519 EAW67520 EAW67521 EAW67522 O75845 AF069469 AF187981 AAF00544 AK027246 AK096847 AK222686 BAD96406 AK223141 BAD96861 AK312634 BAG35518 BC012333 AAH12333 BC050427 AAH50427 BI559520 HQ447381 ADQ31867 R60770 NM_001024956 NP_001020127 NM_006918 NP_008849 |
| Function | Catalyzes a dehydrogenation to introduce C5-6 double bond into lathosterol. |
| Subcellular Location | Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000305}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. |
| Top Pathways | Steroid biosynthesis |