CYB5R2
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: CYB5R2
- Official Name: cytochrome b5 reductase 2
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 51700
- UniProt: Q6BCY4
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: N/A
- UniProt Summary: NADH-cytochrome b5 reductases are involved in desaturation and elongation of fatty acids, cholesterol biosynthesis, drug metabolism, and, in erythrocyte, methemoglobin reduction (By similarity). Responsible for NADH-dependent lucigenin chemiluminescence in spermatozoa by reducing both lucigenin and 2-[4-iodophenyl]-3-[4-nitrophenyl]-5-[2,4- disulfophenyl]-2H tetrazolium monosodium salt (WST-1). {ECO:0000250, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15858218}.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 14785
- Expression level (log2 read counts): 1.94