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4jqa
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AKR1C2 complex with mefenamic acid
Disease
[AK1C2_HUMAN] Defects in AKR1C2 are a cause of 46,XY sex reversal type 8 (SRXY8) [MIM:614279]. A disorder of sex development. Affected individuals have a 46,XY karyotype but present as phenotypically normal females.[1]
Function
[AK1C2_HUMAN] 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). Has a high bile-binding ability.[2]
About this Structure
4jqa is a 2 chain structure. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
- ↑ Fluck CE, Meyer-Boni M, Pandey AV, Kempna P, Miller WL, Schoenle EJ, Biason-Lauber A. Why boys will be boys: two pathways of fetal testicular androgen biosynthesis are needed for male sexual differentiation. Am J Hum Genet. 2011 Aug 12;89(2):201-18. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.06.009. Epub, 2011 Jul 28. PMID:21802064 doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.06.009
- ↑ Hara A, Matsuura K, Tamada Y, Sato K, Miyabe Y, Deyashiki Y, Ishida N. Relationship of human liver dihydrodiol dehydrogenases to hepatic bile-acid-binding protein and an oxidoreductase of human colon cells. Biochem J. 1996 Jan 15;313 ( Pt 2):373-6. PMID:8573067
