Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
1585
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Cytochrome P450 family 11 subfamily B member 2
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
CYP11B2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
ALDOS, CPN2, CYP11B, CYP11BL, CYPXIB2, P-450C18, P450C18, P450aldo
Chromosome Chromosome number
8
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
8q24.3
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
This gene 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 local
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs28931609 G>A,T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, synonymous variant, missense variant
rs61757294 A>C,G Benign, pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs72554626 T>C Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs72554627 A>G Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs104894072 T>G Pathogenic, likely-pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT029873 hsa-miR-26b-5p Microarray 19088304
MIRT053238 hsa-miR-24-3p Luciferase reporter assay, qRT-PCR 23836801
MIRT053238 hsa-miR-24-3p Luciferase reporter assay, qRT-PCR 23836801
MIRT053238 hsa-miR-24-3p Luciferase reporter assay, qRT-PCR 23836801
MIRT442089 hsa-miR-3607-5p PAR-CLIP 22291592
Transcription factors
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
APEX1 Repression 22652909
ATF1 Unknown 11196473
ATF2 Unknown 11196473
CREB1 Unknown 11196473
NR5A1 Repression 21169726
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0002017 Process Regulation of blood volume by renal aldosterone IMP 14614232
GO:0003091 Process Renal water homeostasis IC 2256920
GO:0004507 Function Steroid 11-beta-monooxygenase activity IBA 21873635
GO:0004507 Function Steroid 11-beta-monooxygenase activity IDA 1741400, 2256920, 23322723
GO:0004507 Function Steroid 11-beta-monooxygenase activity TAS
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
124080 2592 ENSG00000179142
Protein
UniProt ID P19099
Protein name Cytochrome P450 11B2, mitochondrial (Aldosterone synthase) (ALDOS) (Aldosterone-synthesizing enzyme) (CYPXIB2) (Corticosterone 18-monooxygenase, CYP11B2) (EC 1.14.15.5) (Cytochrome P-450Aldo) (Cytochrome P-450C18) (Steroid 11-beta-hydroxylase, CYP11B2) (E
Protein function A cytochrome P450 monooxygenase that catalyzes the biosynthesis of aldosterone, the main mineralocorticoid in the human body responsible for salt and water homeostasis, thus involved in blood pressure regulation, arterial hypertension, and the d
PDB 4DVQ , 4FDH , 4ZGX , 6XZ8 , 6XZ9 , 7M8I , 7M8V
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00067 p450 42 499 Cytochrome P450 Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed sporadically in the zona glomerulosa (zG) of the adrenal cortex (conventional zonation), as well as in aldosterone-producing cell clusters (APCCs) composed of morphological zG cells in contact with the capsule (variegated zon
Sequence
Sequence length 503
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG   Reactome
  Steroid hormone biosynthesis
Metabolic pathways
Aldosterone synthesis and secretion
  Mineralocorticoid biosynthesis
Glucocorticoid biosynthesis
Endogenous sterols
Defective CYP11B2 causes Corticosterone methyloxidase 1 deficiency (CMO-1 deficiency)
Associated diseases Disease information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
Causal
Disease term Disease name dbSNP ID References
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia Congenital adrenal hyperplasia rs104894069, rs1365173817, rs104894070, rs556794126, rs104894138, rs104894139, rs104894149, rs104894142, rs104894153, rs6471, rs7769409, rs9378251, rs201552310, rs397509367, rs6445
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Corticosterone methyl oxidase deficiency Corticosterone Methyl Oxidase Type I Deficiency, Corticosterone Methyl Oxidase Type II Deficiency rs121912977, rs121912978, rs72554626, rs121912979, rs771908700, rs771164401, rs539836429 9177280, 24022297, 11238478, 9814506, 12788848, 1594605, 9625333, 1346492
Hyperaldosteronism Hyperaldosteronism, Glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism, Familial hyperaldosteronism type I rs28934586, rs104894068, rs387906778, rs386352319, rs587777437, rs587777438, rs587777439, rs786205050, rs771507094, rs1085307938, rs1553853557, rs1553856214, rs1293789661, rs1553857113, rs758379595 11085685, 20634641, 24817817
Hypertension Hypertensive disease rs13306026 30487518
Unknown
Disease term Disease name Evidence References Source
Hypoaldosteronism familial hyperreninemic hypoaldosteronism type 2 GenCC
Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name Relationship Type References
18 Hydroxylase deficiency Associate 22565077, 23018980, 25102047, 27125267, 30864636, 32539318, 32857717, 37827219, 7485152
Abnormalities Drug Induced Associate 10636255
ACTH Secreting Pituitary Adenoma Associate 24837548, 27165862, 28368480, 34534321
Adenoma Associate 23102075, 24842915, 26765578, 27165862, 27514282, 28368480, 32921192, 36960396
Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms Associate 28388725
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms Associate 21521926, 26765578, 27403928, 30085035, 30354720
Adrenal Hyperplasia Congenital Associate 34616364, 40091330
Adrenal Insufficiency Associate 32857717, 34243750
Adrenal Rest Tumor Associate 32791542
Adrenocortical Adenoma Associate 25120827, 26549209, 26765578, 27165862, 29665181, 31789380