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P4HA1 prolyl 4-hydroxylase subunit alpha 1

Gene ID: 5033, updated on 28-Oct-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: P4HA

Summary

This gene encodes a component of prolyl 4-hydroxylase, a key enzyme in collagen synthesis composed of two identical alpha subunits and two beta subunits. The encoded protein is one of several different types of alpha subunits and provides the major part of the catalytic site of the active enzyme. In collagen and related proteins, prolyl 4-hydroxylase catalyzes the formation of 4-hydroxyproline that is essential to the proper three-dimensional folding of newly synthesized procollagen chains. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Genomic context

Location:
10q22.1
Sequence:
Chromosome: 10; NC_000010.11 (73007217..73096866, complement)
Total number of exons:
17

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