QuickView for AKR1C3 (gene)

Gene Symbol:

AKR1C3 Homo sapiens

Full name:

aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C3

Synonyms:

DD3, DDX, HA1753, HAKRB, HAKRe, HSD17B5, PGFS, hluPGFS, aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C3, 3-alpha hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, type II, 3-alpha-HSD type II, brain, chlordecone reductase homolog HAKRb, dihydrodiol dehydrogenase 3, dihydrodiol dehydrogenase X, indanol dehydrogenase, prostaglandin F synthase, testosterone 17-beta-dehydrogenase 5, trans-1,2-dihydrobenzene-1,2-diol dehydrogenase, type IIb 3-alpha hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase

Genomic Location:

Chr 10: 5126568-5139878

Description:

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 cata...

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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 reduction of prostaglandin (PG) D2, PGH2 and phenanthrenequinone (PQ), and the oxidation of 9alpha,11beta-PGF2 to PGD2. It may play an important role in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases such as asthma, and may also have a role in controlling cell growth and/or differentiation. This gene shares high sequence identity with three other gene members and is clustered with those three genes at chromosome 10p15-p14. Three transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.

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Orthologs:

Mus musculus ,  Rattus norvegicus ,  Macaca mulatta ,  Bos taurus

External Links:

Entrez Gene

Cytogenetic Map:

10p15.1

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