HSD17B6

Hydroxysteroid (17-beta) dehydrogenase 6 homolog (mouse)
Identifiers
Symbols HSD17B6; HSE; RODH; SDR9C6
External IDs OMIM606623 MGI1351670 HomoloGene20811 GeneCards: HSD17B6 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 8630 27400
Ensembl ENSG00000025423 ENSMUSG00000025396
UniProt O14756 n/a
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_003725 NM_013786.2
RefSeq (protein) NP_003716 NP_038814.1
Location (UCSC) Chr 12:
57.16 – 57.18 Mb
Chr 10:
127.43 – 127.44 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Hydroxysteroid 17-beta dehydrogenase 6 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the HSD17B6 gene.[1][2][3]

The protein encoded by this gene has both oxidoreductase and epimerase activities and is involved in androgen catabolism. The oxidoreductase activity can convert 3 alpha-adiol to dihydrotestosterone, while the epimerase activity can convert androsterone to epi-androsterone. Both reactions use NAD+ as the preferred cofactor. This gene is a member of the retinol dehydrogenase family. Transcript variants utilizing alternative polyadenylation signals exist.[3]

References

  1. ^ Baker ME (Feb 2001). "Evolution of 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases and their role in androgen, estrogen and retinoid action". Mol Cell Endocrinol 171 (1–2): 211–5. doi:10.1016/S0303-7207(00)00414-7. PMID 11165032. 
  2. ^ Persson B, Kallberg Y, Bray JE, Bruford E, Dellaporta SL, Favia AD, Duarte RG, Jornvall H, Kavanagh KL, Kedishvili N, Kisiela M, Maser E, Mindnich R, Orchard S, Penning TM, Thornton JM, Adamski J, Oppermann U (Feb 2009). "The SDR (short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase and related enzymes) nomenclature initiative". Chem Biol Interact 178 (1–3): 94–8. doi:10.1016/j.cbi.2008.10.040. PMC 2896744. PMID 19027726. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2896744. 
  3. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: HSD17B6 hydroxysteroid (17-beta) dehydrogenase 6 homolog (mouse)". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=8630. 

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