Entrez gene ID | | 8644 |
Official gene symbol | | AKR1C3 |
Full name | | aldo-keto reductase family 1, member C3 (3-alpha hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, type II) |
Aliases | | ,DD3,DDX,HA1753,HAKRB,HAKRe,HSD17B5,KIAA0119,PGFS,hluPGFS, |
Gene summary | | 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. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 10 Locus: 10p15-p14 |
Gene position | | 5136568 - 5149878 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 13311 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 603966 |
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