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Facts about Corticosteroid 11-beta-dehydrogenase isozyme 1.
In intact cells, the reaction runs only in one direction, from 7- ketocholesterol into 7-beta-hydroxycholesterol (By similarity). .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | HSD11B1 |
| Uniprot: | P28845 |
| Entrez: | 3290 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR) family |

11 betaHSD1; 11 beta-HSD1; 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1; EC 1.1.1; EC 1.1.1.146; HDL; HSD11B1; HSD11HSD11B; HSD11LMGC13539; hydroxysteroid (11-beta) dehydrogenase 1; member 1; SDR26C1
Mass (kDA):
32.401 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 1q32.2 |
| Sequence: | 1; NC_000001.11 (209686180..209734950) |
Widely expressed. Highest expression in liver.
Endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein.





PMID: 1885595 by Tannin G.M., et al. The human gene for 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase. Structure, tissue distribution, and chromosomal localization.
PMID: 12414862 by Draper N., et al. Association studies between microsatellite markers within the gene encoding human 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 and body mass index, waist to hip ratio, and glucocorticoid metabolism.