TABLE 2

Rat P450 proteins that have been targeted with antibodies against their C termini and the specificity of such antibodies The table summarizes data from several studies (Debri et al., 1995; Edwards, 1998; Schulz-Utermoehl et al., 1999) and includes some previously unpublished data.


Rat P450

C Terminus

Antibody Reactivity
CYP1A1 -Gln-His-Leu-Gln-Ala specific to CYP1A1
CYP1A2 -Pro-Arg-Phe-Ser-Lys specific to CYP1A2
CYP1B1 -Glu-Glu-Ala-Cys-Gln specific to CYP1B1
CYP2B1 -Phe-Ser-Ala-Arg CYP2B1 and CYP2B2
CYP2B2 -Phe-Ser-Ala-Arg CYP2B1 and CYP2B2
CYP2D1 -Arg-Glu-Gln-Gly-Leu CYP2D1 and CYP2D5a
CYP2D1 -Gln-Gly-Leu specific to CYP2D1
CYP2D2 -Ala-Val-Ala-Arg specific to CYP2D2
CYP2D3 -Ala-Phe-Lys-Arg P450 not detectedb
CYP2D4 -Ala-Ser-Pro-Arg specific to CYP2D4
CYP2D5 -Arg-Glu-Gln-Gly-His CYP2D5 and CYP2D1a
CYP2D5 -Gln-Gly-His specific to CYP2D5
CYP2E1 -Val-Ile-Pro-Arg-Ser specific to CYP2E1
CYP3A1 -Ile-Ile-Thr-Gly-Ser specific to CYP3A1
CYP3A2
-Val-Ile-Asn-Gly-Ala
specific to CYP3A2
  • a Partial reactivity

  • b This form does not appear to be expressed at detectable levels in the liver