Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
83875
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Beta-carotene oxygenase 2
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
BCO2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
B-DIOX-II, BCDO2
Chromosome Chromosome number
11
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
11q23.1
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
This gene encodes an enzyme which oxidizes carotenoids such as beta-carotene during the biosynthesis of vitamin A. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2012]
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT820204 hsa-miR-1236 CLIP-seq
MIRT820205 hsa-miR-376c CLIP-seq
MIRT820206 hsa-miR-3944-5p CLIP-seq
MIRT820207 hsa-miR-4313 CLIP-seq
MIRT820208 hsa-miR-4314 CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001523 Process Retinoid metabolic process TAS
GO:0003834 Function Beta-carotene 15,15'-monooxygenase activity IBA 21873635
GO:0005739 Component Mitochondrion IBA 21873635
GO:0005739 Component Mitochondrion ISS 21106934
GO:0005739 Component Mitochondrion TAS 21106934
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
611740 18503 ENSG00000197580
Protein
UniProt ID Q9BYV7
Protein name Carotenoid-cleaving dioxygenase, mitochondrial (EC 1.13.11.-) (EC 1.13.11.71) (B-diox-II) (Beta,beta-carotene 9',10'-oxygenase) (Beta-carotene dioxygenase 2)
Protein function Broad specificity mitochondrial dioxygenase that mediates the asymmetric oxidative cleavage of carotenoids. Cleaves carotenes (pure hydrocarbon carotenoids) such as all-trans-beta-carotene and lycopene as well as xanthophylls (oxygenated caroten
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF03055 RPE65 58 578 Retinal pigment epithelial membrane protein Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Highly expressed in retinal pigment epithelium. Also expressed in stomach, small intestine, liver, testis, kidney, adrenal gland, pancreas, heart, skeletal muscle and prostate (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15983114}.
Sequence
Sequence length 579
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    Retinoid metabolism and transport
Associated diseases Disease information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
Causal
Disease term Disease name dbSNP ID References
Epilepsy Epilepsy rs113994140, rs28937874, rs1589762127, rs104894166, rs28939075, rs2134001459, rs104894167, rs119488099, rs119488100, rs387906420, rs121917752, rs121918622, rs281865564, rs387907313, rs397514670
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Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Cerebral Infarction Associate 31250580
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Associate 18853133
Macular Degeneration Associate 24346170
Neoplasms Associate 27406826
Prostatic Neoplasms Associate 27406826