NCIt synonyms : SPG49; Cytochrome P450 Family 2 Subfamily U Member 1 wt Allele; P450TEC; Cytochrome P450, Family 2, Subfamily U, Polypeptide 1 Gene; Spastic Paraplegia 49 Gene; Spastic Paraplegia 56 (Autosomal Recessive) Gene; SPG56;
NCIt definition : Human CYP2U1 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 4q25 and is approximately
22 kb in length. This allele, which encodes cytochrome P450 2U1 protein, is involved
in the oxidation of arachidonic acid and its conjugates. Mutation of the gene is associated
with autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia 56.;