Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 53630
Gene name Beta-carotene oxygenase 1
Gene symbol BCO1
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
BCDOBCDO1BCMOBCMO1BCO
Chromosome 16
Chromosome location 16q23.2
Summary Vitamin A metabolism is important for vital processes such as vision, embryonic development, cell differentiation, and membrane and skin protection. The protein encoded by this gene is a key enzyme in beta-carotene metabolism to vitamin A. It catalyzes th
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs119478057 C>A,T Pathogenic Upstream transcript variant, genic upstream transcript variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant, non coding transcript variant
rs141781255 G>A Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Coding sequence variant, 3 prime UTR variant, genic downstream transcript variant, missense variant
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001523 Process Retinoid metabolic process IDA 11401432
GO:0001523 Process Retinoid metabolic process IEA
GO:0003834 Function Beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase activity IBA
GO:0003834 Function Beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase activity IDA 11401432, 24668807
GO:0003834 Function Beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase activity IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
605748 13815 ENSG00000135697
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9HAY6
Protein name Beta,beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase (EC 1.13.11.63) (Beta-carotene dioxygenase 1) (Beta-carotene oxygenase 1)
Protein function Symmetrically cleaves beta-carotene into two molecules of retinal using a dioxygenase mechanism.
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF03055 RPE65 5 519 Retinal pigment epithelial membrane protein Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Highly expressed in retinal pigment epithelium. Also expressed in kidney, testis, liver, brain, small intestine and colon. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11401432}.
Sequence
Sequence length 547
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Retinol metabolism
Metabolic pathways
Biosynthesis of cofactors
  Retinoid metabolism and transport
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Acute myeloid leukemia Benign rs35683292, rs143238312 RCV005917936
RCV005907995
BCO1-related disorder Benign; Uncertain significance; Likely benign rs35683292, rs119478057, rs147813781, rs117372108, rs554010904, rs369214485, rs145438816, rs78699050, rs143238312 RCV003921269
RCV003924801
RCV003907052
RCV003931891
RCV003981757
RCV003899358
RCV003942131
RCV003952279
RCV003915837
Cervical cancer Benign rs11647597 RCV005915408
Cholangiocarcinoma Benign rs12449108 RCV005923226
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Colonic Neoplasms Associate 23803888
Colorectal Neoplasms Associate 23803888
Coronary Artery Disease Associate 30896431, 31480784
Dyslipidemias Associate 30896431
Hypertriglyceridemia Associate 36233117
Lung Neoplasms Associate 29673335
Macular Degeneration Associate 24346170, 24586510
Pneumonia Lipid Associate 36233117
Prostatic Neoplasms Associate 30801647