Gene Information
Gene NameBCO1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length547
Protein NamesBeta,beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase (EC 1.13.11.63) (Beta-carotene dioxygenase 1) (Beta-carotene oxygenase 1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000135697 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ9HAY6
Gene CardBCO1
Uniprot IDQ9HAY6
PfamPF03055
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.691527473)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ BCO1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ BCO1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ BCO1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ BCO1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Bco1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ BCO1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Bco1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ BCO1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsBCO2, RPE65
Tissueduodenum, small.intestine
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in retinal pigment epithelium. Also expressed in kidney, testis, liver, brain, small intestine and colon. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11401432}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs119478057  rs12934922  rs7501331 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9I993}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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