Gene Information
Gene NameDHCR24
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length516
Protein NamesDelta(24)-sterol reductase (EC 1.3.1.72) (24-dehydrocholesterol reductase) (3-beta-hydroxysterol Delta-24-reductase) (Diminuto/dwarf1 homolog) (Seladin-1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000116133 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ15392
Gene CardDHCR24
Uniprot IDQ15392
PfamPF01565
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.999555648)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ DHCR24 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ DHCR24 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ DHCR24 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ DHCR24 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Dhcr24 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ DHCR24 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Dhcr24 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ DHCR24 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in brain and adrenal gland with moderate expression in liver, lung, spleen, prostate and spinal cord. Low expression in heart, uterus and prostate. Undetectable in blood cells. In the brain, strongly expressed in cortical regions, substantia nigra, caudate nucleus, hippocampus, medulla oblongata and pons. In brains affected by Alzheimer disease, expression in the inferior temporal lobe is substantially lower than in the frontal cortex. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11007892, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11519011}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.1(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs387906939  rs119475041  rs281797257  rs281797256  rs28939092  rs387906940 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11007892, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22010141};
Single-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Golgi apparatus membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11007892};
Single-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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