Specification
| Description | Recombinant protein from the full-length sequence of Homo sapiens aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C2 (AKR1C2), transcript variant 2 (NM_205845). |
| Organism | Homo sapiens (Human) |
| Expression Host | Human Cells |
| Tag Info | His or DYKDDDDK. Please contact us if you need further information or require specific designed tag. |
| Purity | Greater than 90% by SDS-PAGE gel |
| Uniprot ID | P52895 |
| Entry Name | AK1C2_HUMAN |
| Gene Names | AKR1C2 DDH2 |
| Alternative Gene Names | DDH2 |
| Alternative Protein Names | Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C2 (EC 1.-.-.-) (EC 1.1.1.112) (EC 1.1.1.209) (EC 1.1.1.53) (EC 1.1.1.62) (EC 1.3.1.20) (3-alpha-HSD3) (Chlordecone reductase homolog HAKRD) (Dihydrodiol dehydrogenase 2) (DD-2) (DD2) (Dihydrodiol dehydrogenase/bile acid-binding protein) (DD/BABP) (Type III 3-alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase) (EC 1.1.1.357) |
| Application | Antigens, Western, ELISA and other in vitro binding or in vivo functional assays, and protein-protein interaction studies; For research & development use only! |
| Buffer | Purified protein formulated in a sterile solution of PBS buffer, pH7.2, without any preservatives |
| Endotoxin | Endotoxin level is < 0.1 ng/µg of protein (<1EU /µg) |
| Length | 323 |
| Molecular Weight(Da) | 36735 |
| Protein Sequence | (The sequence of expressed protein may have some variation from the sequence shown below. Please contact us for the exact sequence.) MDSKYQCVKLNDGHFMPVLGFGTYAPAEVPKSKALEAVKLAIEAGFHHIDSAHVYNNEEQVGLAIRSKIADGSVKREDIFYTSKLWSNSHRPELVRPALERSLKNLQLDYVDLYLIHFPVSVKPGEEVIPKDENGKILFDTVDLCATWEAMEKCKDAGLAKSIGVSNFNHRLLEMILNKPGLKYKPVCNQVECHPYFNQRKLLDFCKSKDIVLVAYSALGSHREEPWVDPNSPVLLEDPVLCALAKKHKRTPALIALRYQLQRGVVVLAKSYNEQRIRQNVQVFEFQLTSEEMKAIDGLNRNVRYLTLDIFAGPPNYPFSDEY |
Background
| Function | FUNCTION: Cytosolic aldo-keto reductase that catalyzes the NADH and NADPH-dependent reduction of ketosteroids to hydroxysteroids (PubMed:19218247). Most probably acts as a reductase in vivo since the oxidase activity measured in vitro is inhibited by physiological concentrations of NADPH (PubMed:14672942). Displays a broad positional specificity acting on positions 3, 17 and 20 of steroids and regulates the metabolism of hormones like estrogens and androgens (PubMed:10998348). Works in concert with the 5-alpha/5-beta-steroid reductases to convert steroid hormones into the 3-alpha/5-alpha and 3-alpha/5-beta-tetrahydrosteroids. Catalyzes the inactivation of the most potent androgen 5-alpha-dihydrotestosterone (5-alpha-DHT) to 5-alpha-androstane-3-alpha,17-beta-diol (3-alpha-diol) (PubMed:15929998, PubMed:17034817, PubMed:17442338, PubMed:8573067). Also specifically able to produce 17beta-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-3-one/5alphaDHT (PubMed:10998348). May also reduce conjugated steroids such as 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone sulfate (PubMed:19218247). Displays affinity for bile acids (PubMed:8486699). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10998348, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14672942, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15929998, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17034817, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17442338, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19218247, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8486699, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8573067}. |
| Pathway | Steroid metabolism. |
| Protein Families | Aldo/keto reductase family |
| Tissue Specificity | Expressed in fetal testes. Expressed in fetal and adult adrenal glands. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21802064}. |
QC Data
| Note | Please contact us for QC Data |
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