Predicted to enable C-4 methylsterol oxidase activity. Predicted to be involved in sterol biosynthetic process. Predicted to be located in endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membrane. Predicted to be active in endoplasmic reticulum membrane.
RGD Description
Sterol-C4-mehtyl oxidase-like protein was isolated based on its similarity to the yeast ERG25 protein. It contains a set of putative metal binding motifs with similarity to that seen in a family of membrane desaturases-hydroxylases. The protein is localized to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane and is believed to function in cholesterol biosynthesis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]