Gene
CYP1A2
cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily A member 2
- HGNC 2596↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000140505↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 1544↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 15q24.1
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 15: 74,748,845–74,756,607 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 7 exons across 7.8 kb
- Protein
- 516 amino acids
- Also known as
- P3-450, CP12
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000343932.5NM_000761.5
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Nutrigenetics
- Caffeine Metabolism
How CYP1A2 is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 3.1 kb of the gene's 7.8 kb; 1,551 of those bases code for the protein.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). CYP1A2 gene: cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily A member 2. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/cyp1a2
Dante Labs. CYP1A2 gene: cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily A member 2 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/cyp1a2
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