Molecular weight (DA)
28kD
Immunogen
Synthesized peptide derived from part region of human protein
Specificity
DHB8 Polyclonal Antibody detects endogenous levels of protein.
Formulation
Liquid in PBS containing 50% glycerol, and 0.02% sodium azide.
Dilution rate
WB 1:500-2000 ELISA 1:5000-20000
Purification process (Immunogen)
The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen.
Background
hydroxysteroid 17-beta dehydrogenase 8(HSD17B8) Homo sapiens In mice, the Ke6 protein is a 17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase that can regulate the concentration of biologically active estrogens and androgens. It is preferentially an oxidative enzyme and inactivates estradiol, testosterone, and dihydrotestosterone. However, the enzyme has some reductive activity and can synthesize estradiol from estrone. The protein encoded by this gene is similar to Ke6 and is a member of the short-chain dehydrogenase superfamily. An alternatively spliced transcript of this gene has been detected, but the full-length nature of this variant has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008],
Function
catalytic activity:Estradiol-17-beta + NAD(P)(+) = estrone + NAD(P)H.,catalytic activity:Testosterone + NAD(+) = androst-4-ene-3,17-dione + NADH.,function:Uses estradiol as its preferred substrate.,pathway:Steroid biosynthesis; estrogen biosynthesis.,similarity:Belongs to the short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR) family.,tissue specificity:High expression in the liver and pancreas, lower in the skeletal muscle and kidney.,
Gene Name
HSD17B8 FABGL HKE6 RING2
Protein name
Estradiol 17-beta-dehydrogenase 8 (EC 1.1.1.62) (17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 8) (17-beta-HSD 8) (3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] reductase) (EC 1.1.1.-) (Protein Ke6) (Ke-6) (Really interest
Fields
>>Fatty acid biosynthesis;>>Steroid hormone biosynthesis;>>Metabolic pathways;>>Fatty acid metabolism
Human protein sequence Database
Q92506
Mouse protein sequence database
P50171
Rat protein sequence database
Q6MGB5
Cellular localization
Mitochondrion matrix .
Tissue expression
Widely expressed, particularly abundant in prostate, placenta and kidney (PubMed:17978863). Expressed at protein level in various tissues like brain, cerebellum, heart, lung, kidney, ovary, testis, adrenals and prostate (PubMed:30508570).