Vitamin D metabolism (Homo sapiens)
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Photochemical synthesis of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol, D3) occurs cutaneously where pro-vitamin D3 (7-dehydrocholesterol) is converted to pre-vitamin D3 (pre-D3) in response to ultraviolet B (sunlight) exposure. DHCR7 encodes the enzyme 7-dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC) reductase, which converts 7-DHC to cholesterol, thereby removing the substrate from the synthetic pathway of vitamin D3, a precursor of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3.The finding that common variants at DHCR7 are strongly associated with circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations suggests that this enzyme could have a larger role in regulation of vitamin D status than has previously been recognised. Vitamin D3, obtained from the isomerization of pre-vitamin D3 in the epidermal basal layers or intestinal absorption of natural and fortified foods and supplements, binds to vitamin D-binding protein (DBP) in the bloodstream, and is transported to the liver. D3 is hydroxylated by liver 25-hydroxylases (25-OHase). The resultant 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25(OH)D3) is 1-hydroxylated in the kidney by 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-1 -hydroxylase (1-OHase). This yields the active secosteroid 1 ,25(OH)2D3 (calcitriol), which has different effects on various target tissues. The synthesis of 1,25(OH)2D3 from 25(OH)D3 is stimulated by parathyroid hormone (PTH) and suppressed by Ca2+, Pi and 1,25(OH)2D3 itself. The rate-limiting step in catabolism is the degradation of 25(OH)D3 and 1,25(OH)2D3 to 24,25(OH)D3 and 1,24,25(OH)2D3, respectively,which occurs through 24-hydroxylation by 25-hydroxyvitamin D 24-hydroxylase (24-OHase), encoded by the CYP24A1 gene. 24,25(OH)D3 and 1,24,25(OH)2D3 are consequently excreted. Vitamin D activity is mediated through binding of 1,25(OH)2D3 to the vitamin D receptor (VDR), which can regulate transcription of other genes involved in cell regulation, growth, and immunity. VDR modulates the expression of genes by forming a heterodimer complex with retinoid-X-receptors (RXR).
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| Name | Type | Database reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-Dehydro- cholesterol | Metabolite | HMDB00032 (HMDB) ![]() | |
| CYP24A1 | GeneProduct | 1591 (Entrez Gene) ![]() | |
| CYP27A1 | GeneProduct | 1593 (Entrez Gene) ![]() | |
| CYP27B1 | GeneProduct | 1594 (Entrez Gene) ![]() | |
| CYP2R1 | GeneProduct | 120227 (Entrez Gene) ![]() | |
| Ca | Metabolite | HMDB00464 (HMDB) ![]() | |
| Calcidiol | Metabolite | HMDB03550 (HMDB) ![]() | |
| Calcitriol | Metabolite | HMDB01903 (HMDB) ![]() | |
| Cholecalciferol | Metabolite | HMDB00876 (HMDB) ![]() | |
| Cholesterol | Metabolite | HMDB00067 (HMDB) ![]() | |
| DHCR7 | GeneProduct | 1717 (Entrez Gene) ![]() | |
| Inactive
24,25-OH- vitamin D | Metabolite | HMDB00430 (HMDB) ![]() | |
| Parathyroid hormone | GeneProduct | 5741 (Entrez Gene) ![]() | |
| Pi | Metabolite | HMDB01429 (HMDB) ![]() | |
| Previtamin D3 | Metabolite | 8403 (ChEBI) ![]() | |
| RXRA | GeneProduct | 6256 (Entrez Gene) ![]() | |
| RXRB | GeneProduct | 6257 (Entrez Gene) ![]() | |
| VDR | GeneProduct | 7421 (Entrez Gene) ![]() | |
| Vitamin D binding protein | GeneProduct | 2638 (Entrez Gene) ![]() | |
| Vitamin D binding protein | Protein | P02774 (Uniprot-TrEMBL) ![]() | |
| alpha-globulin | GeneProduct |
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| Source | Target | Type | Database reference | Comment |
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| 7-Dehydro- cholesterol | Cholesterol | mim-conversion | 23986 (Rhea) ![]() |
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