ERG4

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Delta(24(24(1)))-sterol reductase
Identifiers
OrganismSaccharomyces cerevisiae S288c
SymbolERG4
Alt. symbolsYGL022
Entrez852872
HomoloGene5946
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001180877.1
RefSeq (Prot)NP_011503.1
UniProtP25340
Other data
EC number1.3.1.71
ChromosomeVII: 0.47 - 0.47 Mb
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ERG4 or Delta(24(24(1)))-sterol reductase or Delta(24(28))-sterol reductase is an enzyme that catalyzes the last step of ergosterol biosynthesis pathway in fungi Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Baker's yeast), which 5,7,22,24(28)-ergostatetraenol converted into ergosterol.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Chen WN, Capieaux E, Balzi E, Goffeau A (April 1991). "The YGL022 gene encodes a putative transport protein". Yeast. 7 (3): 305–8. doi:10.1002/yea.320070313. PMID 1882555. S2CID 37812824.