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  2. Hsd17b8 - hydroxysteroid (17-beta) dehydrogenase 8 Gene

Hsd17b8 - hydroxysteroid (17-beta) dehydrogenase 8 Gene

Rattus norvegicus

Also known as Ke6; Fabgl; RING2

Gene ID: 361802 | Gene type: protein coding

About Hsd17b8

Summary

Predicted to enable NADH binding activity; oxidoreductase activity, acting on the CH-OH group of donors, NAD or NADP as acceptor; and quinone binding activity. Predicted to be involved in estrogen biosynthetic process; fatty acid biosynthetic process; and protein heterotetramerization. Predicted to act upstream of or within androgen metabolic process and estrogen metabolic process. Predicted to be located in mitochondrial envelope; mitochondrial matrix; and plasma membrane. Predicted to be part of oxidoreductase complex. Orthologous to human HSD17B8 (hydroxysteroid 17-beta dehydrogenase 8). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Hsd17b8 Products(1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_212529.1 NP_997694.1 (3R)-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

(3R)-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase

estradiol 17-beta-dehydrogenase 8

17-beta-HSD 8

17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 8

3-ketoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] reductase alpha subunit

3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] reductase

KAR alpha subunit

testosterone 17-beta-dehydrogenase 8

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Hsd17b8 NCBI NCBI:7923