CYB5B cytochrome b5 type B
Gene ID: 80777, updated on 17-Sep-2024Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: OMB5; CYB5-M; CYPB5M
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Summary
Enables heme binding activity. Contributes to nitrite reductase (NO-forming) activity. Involved in nitric oxide biosynthetic process. Located in membrane. Part of nitric-oxide synthase complex. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Associated conditions
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| Description | Tests |
|---|---|
| Gene-Smoking Interactions Identify Several Novel Blood Pressure Loci in the Framingham Heart Study. GeneReviews: Not available | |
| Genome-wide contribution of genotype by environment interaction to variation of diabetes-related traits. GeneReviews: Not available |
Genomic context
- Location:
- 16q22.1
- Sequence:
- Chromosome: 16; NC_000016.10 (69424619..69466264)
- Total number of exons:
- 5
Variation
| Resource | Links for this gene |
|---|---|
| ClinVar | Variants reported to ClinVar |
| dbVar | Studies and variants |
| SNP | Variation Viewer for CYB5B variants |
| Genome viewer | Explore NCBI-annotated and select non-NCBI annotated genome assemblies |
- ClinVarRelated medical variations
- dbVarLink from Gene to dbVar
- OMIMLink to related OMIM entry
- PubMed (OMIM)Gene links to PubMed derived from omim_pubmed_cited links
- RefSeq RNAsLink to Nucleotide RefSeq RNAs
- Variation ViewerRelated Variants
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