UniProt functional annotation for P14061

UniProt code: P14061.

Organism: Homo sapiens (Human).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
 
Function: Favors the reduction of estrogens and androgens. Converts estrone (E1) to a more potent estrogen, 17beta-estradiol (E2) (PubMed:8994190). Also has 20-alpha-HSD activity. Uses preferentially NADH. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8994190}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=17beta-estradiol + NAD(+) = estrone + H(+) + NADH; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:24612, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:16469, ChEBI:CHEBI:17263, ChEBI:CHEBI:57540, ChEBI:CHEBI:57945; EC=1.1.1.62; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:8994190};
Catalytic activity: Reaction=17beta-estradiol + NADP(+) = estrone + H(+) + NADPH; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:24616, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:16469, ChEBI:CHEBI:17263, ChEBI:CHEBI:57783, ChEBI:CHEBI:58349; EC=1.1.1.62; Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P51656}; PhysiologicalDirection=right-to-left; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:24618; Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P51656};
Catalytic activity: Reaction=NADP(+) + testosterone = androst-4-ene-3,17-dione + H(+) + NADPH; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:14981, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:16422, ChEBI:CHEBI:17347, ChEBI:CHEBI:57783, ChEBI:CHEBI:58349; EC=1.1.1.51; Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P51656}; PhysiologicalDirection=right-to-left; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:14983; Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P51656};
Biophysicochemical properties: Kinetic parameters: KM=2.11 uM for 17beta-estradiol {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8994190}; KM=0.9 uM for estrone {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8994190};
Pathway: Steroid biosynthesis; estrogen biosynthesis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8994190}.
Subunit: Homodimer. Exists predominantly as an homodimer but also exits as monomer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8805577, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8994190}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm.
Similarity: Belongs to the short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR) family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.