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Functional genome analysis indicates loss of 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 enzyme in the zebrafish.

J. Steroid Biochem. Mol. Biol. 103, 35-43 (2007)
DOI PMC
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Among the family of 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases, the type 2 (17beta-HSD 2) is the main enzyme responsible for inactivation of estrogens and androgens, catalyzing the oxidation of the C17 hydroxyl group. 17beta-HSD 2 has been studied only in mammals, its occurrence and function in other vertebrates hardly known. We investigated the presence of homologs in non-mammalian species and found sequences of 17beta-HSD 2 and its closest homolog 11beta-HSD 2 in zebrafish (Danio rerio), Takifugu rubripes, Tetraodon nigroviridis, Xenopus tropicalis and chicken databases. Furthermore, we cloned zebrafish 17beta-HSD 2 from ovarian tissue and found high expression also in the testis of adult fish and throughout embryogenesis. The enzyme, though, is inactive likely due to a non-sense N-terminal region including a dysfunctional cofactor binding motif. Replacement of the affected part by the corresponding human 17beta-HSD 2 sequence fully restored enzymatic activity. Comparison of all retrieved 17beta-HSD 2 sequences indicates that this functional loss may have occurred only in zebrafish, where steroid inactivation at position C17 seems to pursue without the protein studied. The closely related 11beta-HSD 2 is unlikely to substitute for 17beta-HSD 2 since in our hands it did not catalyze the respective oxidation of testosterone or estradiol.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Korrespondenzautor
Schlagwörter Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; Zebrafish; Hsd17b2; Hsd11b2; Steroid; Evolution; Comparative endocrinology
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0960-0760
e-ISSN 0960-0760
Quellenangaben Band: 103, Heft: 1, Seiten: 35-43 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Elsevier
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed