DHB8_HUMAN Q92506
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UniProt:Q92506
Recommended name:Estradiol 17-beta-dehydrogenase 8
EC number:EC:1.1.1.62
Alternative names:(17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 8) (17-beta-HSD 8) (3-ketoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] reductase alpha subunit) (KAR alpha subunit) (3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] reductase) (Protein Ke6) (Ke-6) (Really interesting new gene 2 protein) (Short chain dehydrogenase/reductase family 30C member 1) (Testosterone 17-beta-dehydrogenase 8)
Cleaved into:
GeneID:7923
Gene names (primary ):HSD17B8
Gene names (synonym ):FABGL HKE6 RING2 SDR30C1
Gene names (ORF ):
Length:261
Mass:26974
Sequence:MASQLQNRLRSALALVTGAGSGIGRAVSVRLAGEGATVAACDLDRAAAQETVRLLGGPGSKEGPPRGNHAAFQADVSEARAARCLLEQVQACFSRPPSVVVSCAGITQDEFLLHMSEDDWDKVIAVNLKGTFLVTQAAAQALVSNGCRGSIINISSIVGKVGNVGQTNYAASKAGVIGLTQTAARELGRHGIRCNSVLPGFIATPMTQKVPQKVVDKITEMIPMGHLGDPEDVADVVAFLASEDSGYITGTSVEVTGGLFM
Tissue specificity:Highly expressed in placenta, liver and pancreas, lower in the skeletal muscle and kidney. Widely expressed. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17978863}.
Induction:Up-regulated by estradiol. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18852215}.
Developmental stage:
Protein families:Short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR) family