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CYP4A11
cytochrome P450 family 4 subfamily A member 11
Chromosome 1 · 1p33
NCBI Gene: 1579Ensembl: ENSG00000187048.14HGNC: HGNC:2642UniProt: Q02928
75PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Hub Gene
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
epoxygenase P450 pathwaypositive regulation of icosanoid secretionrenal water homeostasispressure natriuresisresponse to xenobiotic stimulusneurodegenerative diseasecoronary artery diseaseneoplasm
✦AI Summary

CYP4A11 is a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase that catalyzes omega-oxidation of fatty acids and arachidonic acid metabolites 1. The enzyme uses molecular oxygen to insert one oxygen atom into substrates while reducing the second to water, with electrons supplied by NADPH via cytochrome P450 reductase 1. CYP4A11 preferentially oxidizes the terminal carbon of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, with highest catalytic efficiency toward dodecanoic acid, serving as the major hepatic omega-hydroxylase for this substrate 1. A critical physiological function involves metabolizing arachidonic acid to 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE), a signaling molecule that regulates renal function and vascular tone with both vasoconstrictive and natriuretic properties affecting blood pressure 1. CYP4A11 may contribute to degradation of very long-chain fatty acids through successive omega-oxidations and catalyzes omega-hydroxylation of epoxy-octadecanoate 1. Genetically, the T8590C polymorphism is associated with essential hypertension risk, particularly in Caucasian populations, with meta-analyses showing increased hypertension risk in C allele carriers 23. Additional CYP4A11 variants (rs1126742, rs3890011, rs9333025) demonstrate gene-gene and gene-environment interactions influencing hypertension and ischemic stroke susceptibility 456. The rs9333025 GG genotype associates with cerebral infarction risk in Japanese men 6.

Sources cited
1
CYP4A11 metabolizes arachidonic acid to 20-HETE; uses molecular oxygen with NADPH electrons; omega-oxidizes fatty acids; regulates renal function and vascular tone affecting blood pressure
PMID: 39193710
2
CYP4A11 T8590C polymorphism associated with essential hypertension risk, particularly in Caucasians; meta-analysis shows increased risk in additive, dominant, recessive, and homozygote contrast models
PMID: 24278241
3
CYP4A11 T8590C polymorphism C allele carriers have increased hypertension risk overall and in non-Asian populations
PMID: 24931260
4
CYP4A11 gene variants rs1126742 and rs3890011 show gene-gene interaction and rs1126742 shows gene-smoking interaction associated with essential hypertension risk
PMID: 28534704
5
CYP4A11 rs9333025 GG genotype associated with cerebral infarction in Japanese men; T-C-G haplotype protective
PMID: 18484194
6
Three-loci interaction among CYP4A11 rs9333025 and other CYP pathway gene variants increases ischemic stroke risk
PMID: 25947240
Disease Associationsⓘ20
response to xenobiotic stimulusOpen Targets
0.26Weak
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.20Weak
coronary artery diseaseOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
IGA glomerulonephritisOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
focal segmental glomerulosclerosisOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
nonpapillary renal cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
familial idiopathic steroid-resistant nephrotic syndromeOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
glomerulopathy with fibronectin deposits 2Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
polycystic kidney disease 7Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
glomerulopathy with fibronectin deposits 1Open Targets
0.06Suggestive
nail-patella-like renal diseaseOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
autosomal dominant progressive nephropathy with hypertensionOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
focal segmental glomerulosclerosis 5Open Targets
0.06Suggestive
Denys-Drash syndromeOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
primary membranoproliferative glomerulonephritisOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
adenine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiencyOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
fibronectin glomerulopathyOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
polycystic kidney disease 5Open Targets
0.06Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
ALDH1A2Protein interaction99%UGT1A4Protein interaction98%UGT1A8Protein interaction98%UGT1A9Protein interaction97%UGT2B15Protein interaction97%UGT2B4Protein interaction96%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Liver
100%
Lung
0%
Heart
0%
Brain
0%
Bone Marrow
0%
Ovary
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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CYP4A11ALDH1A2UGT1A4UGT1A8UGT1A9UGT2B15UGT2B4
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q02928
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.12LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.89 [0.71–1.12]
RankingsWhere CYP4A11 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #6,319of 20,598
    Most Researched75
  • #11,522of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.12
Genes detectedCYP4A11
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
20-HETE and Hypertension.
PMID: 39193710
Hypertension · 2024
1.00
2
Association study and expression analysis of CYP4A11 gene copy number variation in Chinese cattle.
PMID: 28492277
Sci Rep · 2017
0.90
3
Association between the CYP4A11 T8590C variant and essential hypertension: new data from Han Chinese and a meta-analysis.
PMID: 24278241
PLoS One · 2013
0.80
4
A Specific Probe Substrate for Evaluation of CYP4A11 Activity in Human Tissue Microsomes and a Highly Selective CYP4A11 Inhibitor: Luciferin-4A and Epalrestat.
PMID: 29976573
J Pharmacol Exp Ther · 2018
0.70
5
Associations of CYP4A11 gene-gene and gene-smoking interactions with essential hypertension in the male eastern Chinese Han population.
PMID: 28534704
Clin Exp Hypertens · 2017
0.60