title: The cloning and characterization of a novel cytochrome P450 family, CYP26, with specificity toward retinoic acid.
abstract: A new family of cytochrome P450 enzymes, CYP26, has been cloned and characterized in zebra fish, human, and mouse tissues. CYP26 displays specificity toward retinoic acid and it may function as an important regulator or differentiation and a possible modulator of disease states by controlling retinoid concentration and homeostasis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cellular Carcinogenesis and Tumor Promotion, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-4255, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haque
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Anreola
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000072516:Retinoic Acid 4-Hydroxylase; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014212:Tretinoin; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases; D000072516:Retinoic Acid 4-Hydroxylase