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cao-1 carotenoid oxygenase-1 [ Neurospora crassa OR74A ]

Gene ID: 3877912, updated on 16-Jun-2026
Gene symbol
cao-1
Gene description
carotenoid oxygenase-1
Locus tag
NCU07008
See related
FungiDB:NCU07008; VEuPathDB:NCU07008
Gene type
protein coding
RNA name
carotenoid oxygenase 1
RefSeq status
PROVISIONAL
Organism
Neurospora crassa OR74A (strain: OR74A)
Lineage
Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Pezizomycotina; Sordariomycetes; Sordariomycetidae; Sordariales; Sordariaceae; Neurospora
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Location:
other: IV
Exon count:
2
Sequence:
Chromosome: IV; NC_026504.1 (4874002..4876098, complement)

Linkage Group IV - NC_026504.1Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene hypothetical protein Neighboring gene glycosyl hydrolase Neighboring gene submerged protoperithecia-2 Neighboring gene hypothetical protein Neighboring gene cortical actin cytoskeleton protein asp1

Genomic Sequence:
NC_026504.1

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Evidence for distinct rate-limiting steps in the cleavage of alkenes by carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases. Khadka N, et al. J Biol Chem, 2019 Jul 5. PMID 31138651, Free PMC Article
  2. The genome sequence of the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa. Galagan JE, et al. Nature, 2003 Apr 24. PMID 12712197
  3. TreeGrafter: phylogenetic tree-based annotation of proteins with Gene Ontology terms and other annotations. Tang H, et al. Bioinformatics, 2019 Feb 1. PMID 30032202, Free PMC Article

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by RefSeq

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables carotenoid dioxygenase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
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Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in carotene catabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 PubMed 
Names
carotenoid oxygenase 1

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_026504.1 Reference assembly

    Range
    4874002..4876098 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_956671.2 → XP_961764.1  carotenoid oxygenase 1 [Neurospora crassa OR74A]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for XP_961764.1

    Status: PROVISIONAL

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q7S860
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    pfam03055
    Location:50 → 515
    RPE65; Retinal pigment epithelial membrane protein
Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
5U8X_A.1
5U8X_B.1
5U8X_C.1
5U8X_D.1
5U8Y_A.1
5U8Y_B.1
5U8Y_C.1
5U8Y_D.1
5U8Z_A.1
5U8Z_B.1
5U8Z_C.1
5U8Z_D.1
5U90_A.1
5U90_B.1
5U90_C.1
5U90_D.1
5U97_A.1
5U97_B.1
5U97_C.1
5U97_D.1

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