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Facts about Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C4.
The biotransformation of the pesticide chlordecone (kepone) to its corresponding alcohol leads to increased biliary excretion of the pesticide and concomitant loss of its neurotoxicity because bile is the main excretory route. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | AKR1C4 |
| Uniprot: | P17516 |
| Entrez: | 1109 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| aldo/keto reductase family |

3-alpha-HSD; AKR1C4; Aldo-keto Reductase 1C4; aldo-keto reductase family 1, member C4; AldoketoReductase 1C4; C11; CDR; CHDR; DD4; DD-4; HAKRA
Mass (kDA):
37.067 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 10p15.1 |
| Sequence: | 10; NC_000010.11 (5196837..5218949) |
Liver specific.
Cytoplasm.




PMID: 8274401 by Qin K.-N., et al. Molecular cloning of multiple cDNAs encoding human enzymes structurally related to 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase.
PMID: 7650035 by Khanna M., et al. Substrate specificity, gene structure, and tissue-specific distribution of multiple human 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases.