11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1

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Hydroxysteroid (11-beta) dehydrogenase 1

PDB rendering based on 1xu7.
Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB
Identifiers
SymbolsHSD11B1; 11-DH; 11-beta-HSD1; CORTRD2; HDL; HSD11; HSD11B; HSD11L; SDR26C1
External IDsOMIM: 600713 MGI: 103562 HomoloGene: 68471 ChEMBL: 4235 GeneCards: HSD11B1 Gene
EC number1.1.1.146
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Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez329015483
EnsemblENSG00000117594ENSMUSG00000016194
UniProtP28845P50172
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001206741NM_001044751
RefSeq (protein)NP_001193670NP_001038216
Location (UCSC)Chr 1:
209.86 – 209.91 Mb
Chr 1:
193.22 – 193.26 Mb
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11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1, or 'cortisone reductase' is an NADPH-dependent enzyme highly expressed in key metabolic tissues including liver, adipose tissue, and the central nervous system.

In these tissues, HSD11B1 reduces cortisone to the active hormone cortisol that activates glucocorticoid receptors.

It is inhibited by carbenoxolone, a drug typically used in the treatment of peptic ulcers.

The protein encoded by this gene is a microsomal enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of the stress hormone cortisol to the inactive metabolite cortisone. In addition, the encoded protein can catalyze the reverse reaction, the conversion of cortisone to cortisol. Too much cortisol can lead to central obesity, and a particular variation in this gene has been associated with obesity and insulin resistance in children. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene.[1]

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