CPF8 antibody, CYPIVF8 antibody, cytochrome P450 family 4 subfamily F member 8 antibody, cytochrome P450, family 4, subfamily F, polypeptide 8 antibody, cytochrome P450 4F8 antibody, CYP4F8 antibody, CpipJ_CPIJ007091 antibody, CpipJ_CPIJ017198 antibody, MCYG_03190 antibody
Background
This gene, CYP4F8, encodes a member of the cytochrome P450 superfamily of enzymes. The cytochrome P450 proteins are monooxygenases which catalyze many reactions involved in drug metabolism and synthesis of cholesterol, steroids and other lipids. This protein localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum and functions as a 19-hydroxylase of prostaglandins in seminal vesicles. This gene is part of a cluster of cytochrome P450 genes on chromosome 19. Another member of this family, CYP4F3, is approximately 18 kb away.