NameAldo-keto reductase family 1 member C4
Synonyms
  • 1.1.1.-
  • 3-alpha-HSD1
  • 3-alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I
  • CDR
  • CHDR
  • Chlordecone reductase
  • DD-4
  • DD4
  • Dihydrodiol dehydrogenase 4
  • HAKRA
Gene NameAKR1C4
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0037019|Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C4
MDPKYQRVELNDGHFMPVLGFGTYAPPEVPRNRAVEVTKLAIEAGFRHIDSAYLYNNEEQ
VGLAIRSKIADGSVKREDIFYTSKLWCTFFQPQMVQPALESSLKKLQLDYVDLYLLHFPM
ALKPGETPLPKDENGKVIFDTVDLSATWEVMEKCKDAGLAKSIGVSNFNCRQLEMILNKP
GLKYKPVCNQVECHPYLNQSKLLDFCKSKDIVLVAHSALGTQRHKLWVDPNSPVLLEDPV
LCALAKKHKQTPALIALRYQLQRGVVVLAKSYNEQRIRENIQVFEFQLTSEDMKVLDGLN
RNYRYVVMDFLMDHPDYPFSDEY
Number of residues323
Molecular Weight37066.52
Theoretical pI7.19
GO Classification
Functions
  • electron carrier activity
  • aldo-keto reductase (NADP) activity
  • bile acid transmembrane transporter activity
  • androsterone dehydrogenase activity
  • chlordecone reductase activity
  • oxidoreductase activity, acting on NAD(P)H, quinone or similar compound as acceptor
  • retinal dehydrogenase activity
Processes
  • daunorubicin metabolic process
  • doxorubicin metabolic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • steroid metabolic process
  • phototransduction, visible light
  • retinoid metabolic process
  • androgen metabolic process
  • bile acid biosynthetic process
  • bile acid metabolic process
  • bile acid and bile salt transport
  • cellular response to jasmonic acid stimulus
Components
  • cytoplasm
  • cytosol
  • extracellular exosome
General FunctionRetinal dehydrogenase activity
Specific FunctionCatalyzes the transformation of the potent androgen dihydrotestosterone (DHT) into the less active form, 5-alpha-androstan-3-alpha,17-beta-diol (3-alpha-diol). Also has some 20-alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity. The biotransformation of the pesticide chlordecone (kepone) to its corresponding alcohol leads to increased biliary excretion of the pesticide and concomitant reduction of its neurotoxicity since bile is the major excretory route.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID4261710
UniProtKB IDP17516
UniProtKB Entry NameAK1C4_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016094|Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C4 (AKR1C4)
ATGGATCCCAAATATCAGCGTGTAGAGCTAAATGATGGTCACTTCATGCCCGTATTGGGA
TTTGGCACCTATGCACCTCCAGAGGTTCCGAGGAACAGAGCTGTAGAGGTCACCAAATTA
GCAATAGAAGCTGGCTTCCGCCATATTGATTCTGCTTATTTATACAATAATGAGGAGCAG
GTTGGACTGGCCATCCGAAGCAAGATTGCAGATGGCAGTGTGAAGAGAGAAGACATATTC
TACACTTCAAAGCTTTGGTGCACTTTCTTTCAACCACAGATGGTCCAACCAGCCTTGGAA
AGCTCACTGAAAAAACTTCAACTGGACTATGTTGACCTCTATCTTCTTCATTTCCCAATG
GCTCTCAAGCCAGGTGAGACGCCACTACCAAAAGATGAAAATGGAAAAGTAATATTCGAC
ACAGTGGATCTCTCTGCCACATGGGAGGTCATGGAGAAGTGTAAGGATGCAGGATTGGCC
AAGTCCATCGGGGTGTCAAACTTCAACTGCAGGCAGCTGGAGATGATCCTCAACAAGCCA
GGACTCAAGTACAAGCCTGTCTGCAACCAGGTAGAATGTCATCCTTACCTCAACCAGAGC
AAACTGCTGGATTTCTGCAAGTCAAAAGACATTGTTCTGGTTGCCCACAGTGCTCTGGGA
ACCCAACGACATAAACTATGGGTGGACCCAAACTCCCCAGTTCTTTTGGAGGACCCAGTT
CTTTGTGCCTTAGCAAAGAAACACAAACGAACCCCAGCCCTGATTGCCCTGCGCTACCAG
CTGCAGCGTGGGGTTGTGGTCCTGGCCAAGAGCTACAATGAGCAGCGGATCAGAGAGAAC
ATCCAGGTTTTTGAATTCCAGTTGACATCAGAGGATATGAAAGTTCTAGATGGTCTAAAC
AGAAATTATCGATATGTTGTCATGGATTTTCTTATGGACCATCCTGATTATCCATTTTCA
GATGAATATTAG
GenBank Gene IDS68287
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDAKR1C4
HGNC IDHGNC:387
Chromosome Location10
Locus10p15-p14
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