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The Cyp11a2 is a fish gene encoding a CYP450 monooxygenase, which was originally identified in Zebrafish (Danio rerio), is the isozyme and paralogous of fish CYP11A1, catalyzes conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone.

References

1. Uno T, Ishizuka M, Itakura T (July 2012). "Cytochrome P450 (CYP) in fish". Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 34 (1): 1–13. Bibcode:2012EnvTP..34....1U. doi:10.1016/j.etap.2012.02.004. PMID 22418068.
2. Parajes S, Griffin A, Taylor AE, Rose IT, Miguel-Escalada I, Hadzhiev Y, et al. (August 2013). "Redefining the initiation and maintenance of zebrafish interrenal steroidogenesis by characterizing the key enzyme cyp11a2". Endocrinology. 154 (8): 2702–11. doi:10.1210/en.2013-1145. PMID 23671259.
3. Li N, Oakes JA, Storbeck KH, Cunliffe VT, Krone NP (February 2020). "The P450 side-chain cleavage enzyme Cyp11a2 facilitates steroidogenesis in zebrafish". The Journal of Endocrinology. 244 (2): 309–321. doi:10.1530/JOE-19-0384. PMID 31693487.

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