Process View
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3 beta-ol, the principal sterol of vertebrates and the precursor of many steroids, including bile acids and steroid hormones.

In addition to gene-name show these genes:
Click on a gene's description to view its network relationships with genes known to be involved in "cholesterol catabolic process"
| Name | Description | Probability | Func Analog Organism | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKR1C2 | aldo-keto reductase family 1, member C2 (dihydrodiol dehydrogenase 2; bile acid binding protein; 3-alpha hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, type III) | 1.000 | Human | |
| AKR1C1 | aldo-keto reductase family 1, member C1 (dihydrodiol dehydrogenase 1; 20-alpha (3-alpha)-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase) | 0.999 | Human | |
| AKR1C3 | aldo-keto reductase family 1, member C3 (3-alpha hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, type II) | 0.993 | Human | |
| HP | haptoglobin | 0.417 | ||
| A2M | alpha-2-macroglobulin | 0.284 | ||
| PRMT2 | protein arginine methyltransferase 2 | 0.098 | ||
| ZHX1 | zinc fingers and homeoboxes 1 | 0.070 | ||
| PLTP | phospholipid transfer protein | 0.034 | ||
| APOC2 | apolipoprotein C-II | 0.020 | ||
| COLQ | collagen-like tail subunit (single strand of homotrimer) of asymmetric acetylcholinesterase | 0.014 | ||
| PDCD4 | programmed cell death 4 (neoplastic transformation inhibitor) | 0.014 | ||
| AKR1B10 | aldo-keto reductase family 1, member B10 (aldose reductase) | 0.012 | Human | |
| MAPT | microtubule-associated protein tau | 0.012 | ||
| LOXL4 | lysyl oxidase-like 4 | 0.010 |