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Designing a Western blot for Cytochrome P450 26B1? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the CYP26B1 Western Blot GuideDesigning an IHC experiment for Cytochrome P450 26B1? The guide has the expected staining pattern, antigen retrieval and fixation, antibodies backed by real IHC images, the tissue controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the CYP26B1 IHC GuideFacts about Cytochrome P450 26B1.
Generates several hydroxylated forms of RA, including 4-OH-RA, 4-oxo-RA, and 18-OH- RA. Essential for postnatal survival.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | CYP26B1 |
| Uniprot: | Q9NR63 |
| Entrez: | 56603 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| cytochrome P450 family |

CYP26A2; Cytochrome P450 26A2; cytochrome P450 26B1; cytochrome P450 CYP26B1 variant 2; Cytochrome P450 retinoic acid-inactivating 2; cytochrome P450 retinoid metabolizing protein; cytochrome P450, family 26, subfamily B, polypeptide 1; Cytochrome P450RAI-2; DKFZp686G0638; EC 1.14; MGC129613; P450RAI2; P450RAI-2; Retinoic acid-metabolizing cytochrome
Mass (kDA):
57.513 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 2p13.2 |
| Sequence: | 2; NC_000002.12 (72129238..72147862, complement) |
Highly expressed in brain, particularly in the cerebellum and pons.
Endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Peripheral membrane protein. Microsome membrane; Peripheral membrane protein.




PMID: 10823918 by White J.A., et al. Identification of the human cytochrome P450, P450RAI-2, which is predominantly expressed in the adult cerebellum and is responsible for all-trans-retinoic acid metabolism.
PMID: 22019272 by Laue K., et al. Craniosynostosis and multiple skeletal anomalies in humans and zebrafish result from a defect in the localized degradation of retinoic acid.