3-alpha-HSD

Aldo-keto reductase family 1, member C4

PDB rendering based on 2fvl.
Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB
Identifiers
Symbols AKR1C4 ; 3-alpha-HSD; C11; CDR; CHDR; DD-4; DD4; HAKRA
External IDs OMIM: 600451 MGI: 2653678 HomoloGene: 84695 ChEMBL: 4999 GeneCards: AKR1C4 Gene
EC number 1.1.1.225, 1.1.1.357
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 1109 83702
Ensembl ENSG00000198610 ENSMUSG00000021210
UniProt P17516 P70694
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001818 NM_030611
RefSeq (protein) NP_001809 NP_085114
Location (UCSC) Chr 10:
5.2 – 5.22 Mb
Chr 13:
4.43 – 4.46 Mb
PubMed search

3α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3α-HSD), also known as aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C4, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the AKR1C4 gene.[1][2] It is known to be necessary for the synthesis of the endogenous neurosteroids allopregnanolone, THDOC, and 3α-androstanediol. It is also known to catalyze the reversible conversion of 3α-androstanediol (5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol) to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) (5α-androstan-17β-ol-3-one) and vice versa.[3]

Function

This gene encodes a member of the aldo/keto reductase superfamily, which consists of more than 40 known enzymes and proteins. These enzymes catalyze the conversion of aldehydes and ketones to their corresponding alcohols by utilizing NADH and/or NADPH as cofactors. The enzymes display overlapping but distinct substrate specificity. This enzyme catalyzes the bioreduction of chlordecone, a toxic organochlorine pesticide, to chlordecone alcohol in liver. This gene shares high sequence identity with three other gene members and is clustered with those three genes at chromosome 10p15-p14.[2]

Clinical significance

Various antidepressants, including the SSRIs fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, sertraline, and paroxetine, the SNRI venlafaxine, and mirtazapine, have been found to activate certain 3α-HSD enzymes, resulting in a selective facilitation of 5α-dihydroprogesterone conversion into allopregnanolone. This action has been implicated in their effectiveness in affective disorders, and has resulted in them being described as selective brain steroidogenic stimulants (SBSSs).[4][5][6]

See also

References

  1. Khanna M, Qin KN, Klisak I, Belkin S, Sparkes RS, Cheng KC (Jul 1995). "Localization of multiple human dihydrodiol dehydrogenase (DDH1 and DDH2) and chlordecone reductase (CHDR) genes in chromosome 10 by the polymerase chain reaction and fluorescence in situ hybridization". Genomics 25 (2): 588–90. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(95)80066-U. PMID 7789999.
  2. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: AKR1C4 aldo-keto reductase family 1, member C4 (chlordecone reductase; 3-alpha hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, type I; dihydrodiol dehydrogenase 4)".
  3. Rizner TL, Lin HK, Peehl DM, Steckelbroeck S, Bauman DR, Penning TM (July 2003). "Human type 3 3alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (aldo-keto reductase 1C2) and androgen metabolism in prostate cells". Endocrinology 144 (7): 2922–32. doi:10.1210/en.2002-0032. PMID 12810547.
  4. Griffin LD, Mellon SH (November 1999). "Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors directly alter activity of neurosteroidogenic enzymes". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 96 (23): 13512–7. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.23.13512. PMC 23979. PMID 10557352.
  5. Pinna G (September 2010). "In a mouse model relevant for post-traumatic stress disorder, selective brain steroidogenic stimulants (SBSS) improve behavioral deficits by normalizing allopregnanolone biosynthesis". Behav Pharmacol 21 (5-6): 438–50. doi:10.1097/FBP.0b013e32833d8ba0. PMC 2942072. PMID 20716970.
  6. Schüle C, Romeo E, Uzunov DP, Eser D, di Michele F, Baghai TC, Pasini A, Schwarz M, Kempter H, Rupprecht R (March 2006). "Influence of mirtazapine on plasma concentrations of neuroactive steroids in major depression and on 3alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity". Mol. Psychiatry 11 (3): 261–72. doi:10.1038/sj.mp.4001782. PMID 16344854.

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