UniProt functional annotation for Q9BPX1

UniProt code: Q9BPX1.

Organism: Homo sapiens (Human).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
 
Function: Has NAD-dependent 17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity. Converts oestradiol to oestrone. The physiological substrate is not known. Acts on oestradiol and 5-androstene-3-beta,17-beta-diol (in vitro). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17067289}.
 
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:17067289}; PhysiologicalDirection=left-to-right; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:24613; Evidence={ECO:0000305|PubMed:17067289};
Catalytic activity: Reaction=androst-5-en-3beta,17beta-diol + NAD(+) = 3beta- hydroxyandrost-5-en-17-one + H(+) + NADH; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:46220, ChEBI:CHEBI:2710, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:28689, ChEBI:CHEBI:57540, ChEBI:CHEBI:57945; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:17067289}; PhysiologicalDirection=left-to-right; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:46221; Evidence={ECO:0000305|PubMed:17067289};
Subunit: Homotetramer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17067289}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17067289}.
Tissue specificity: Highly expressed in brain, placenta, liver and kidney. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10800688, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17067289}.
Similarity: Belongs to the short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR) family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.