Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.4.0)
Enables cholesterol monooxygenase (side-chain-cleaving) activity. Acts upstream of or within C21-steroid hormone biosynthetic process. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; endocrine gland; reproductive system; retina; and skin. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in congenital adrenal hyperplasia and congenital adrenal insufficiency. Orthologous to human CYP11A1 (cytochrome P450 family 11 subfamily A member 1).
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