bco2a beta-carotene oxygenase 2a [Danio rerio (zebrafish)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: bco2aprovided by ZNC
Official Full Name: beta-carotene oxygenase 2aprovided by ZNC
Primary source: ZFIN:ZDB-GENE-030131-8039
See related: Ensembl:ENSDARG00000055722 AllianceGenome:ZFIN:ZDB-GENE-030131-8039
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: MODEL
Organism: Danio rerio
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Danionidae; Danioninae; Danio
Also known as: fj48c03; wu:fj48c03
Summary: Predicted to enable beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase activity and carotenoid dioxygenase activity. Predicted to be involved in carotene catabolic process and retinal metabolic process. Predicted to be active in mitochondrion. Orthologous to human BCO2 (beta-carotene oxygenase 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Dec 2024]
Orthologs: all
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Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_08	current	GRCz11 (GCF_000002035.6)	5	NC_007116.7 (30056703..30079480, complement)
105	previous assembly	GRCz10 (GCF_000002035.5)	5	NC_007116.6 (29456463..29479330, complement)

Chromosome 5 - NC_007116.7 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic Sequence:

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Project title: Sequencing the Zebrafish transcriptome from a range of tissues and developmental stages
Description: Sequencing the Zebrafish transcriptome from a range of tissues and developmental stages
BioProject: PRJEB1986
Analysis date: Fri Dec 8 19:48:10 2017

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Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables beta,beta-carotene-9',10'-cleaving oxygenase activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables carotenoid dioxygenase activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables metal ion binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables oxidoreductase activity, acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen, incorporation of two atoms of oxygen	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in carotene catabolic process	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in retinal metabolic process	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
is_active_in mitochondrion	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in mitochondrion	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Preferred Names: beta-carotene oxygenase 2a; carotenoid-cleaving dioxygenase, mitochondrial

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