Cytochrome b-245, alpha polypeptide

Cytochrome b-245, alpha polypeptide
Identifiers
Symbols CYBA;
External IDs OMIM608508 MGI1316658 HomoloGene80 GeneCards: CYBA Gene
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 1535 13057
Ensembl ENSG00000051523 ENSMUSG00000006519
UniProt P13498 Q3TAM0
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_000101 NM_007806.3
RefSeq (protein) NP_000092 NP_031832.2
Location (UCSC) Chr 16:
88.71 – 88.72 Mb
Chr 8:
124.95 – 124.96 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Cytochrome b-245 light chain is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CYBA gene involved in superoxide production and phagocytosis.[1]

Cytochrome b is composed of a light chain (alpha) and a heavy chain (beta). This gene encodes the light, alpha subunit, which has been proposed as a primary component of the microbicidal oxidase system of phagocytes. Mutations in this gene are associated with autosomal recessive chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), which is characterized by the failure of activated phagocytes to generate superoxide, which is important for the microbicidal activity of these cells.[2]

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