CH25H
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: CH25H
- Official Name: cholesterol 25-hydroxylase
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 9023
- UniProt: O95992
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: N/A
- UniProt Summary: Catalyzes the formation of 25-hydroxycholesterol from cholesterol, leading to repress cholesterol biosynthetic enzymes (PubMed:9852097). Plays a key role in cell positioning and movement in lymphoid tissues: 25-hydroxycholesterol is an intermediate in biosynthesis of 7-alpha,25-dihydroxycholesterol (7-alpha,25-OHC), an oxysterol that acts as a ligand for the G protein-coupled receptor GPR183/EBI2, a chemotactic receptor for a number of lymphoid cells. May play an important role in regulating lipid metabolism by synthesizing a corepressor that blocks sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP) processing. In testis, production of 25-hydroxycholesterol by macrophages may play a role in Leydig cell differentiation. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9Z0F5, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9852097}.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 4338
- Expression level (log2 read counts): -7.68