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Designing a Western blot for HSD17B2? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the HSD17B2 Western Blot GuideFacts about Estradiol 17-beta-dehydrogenase 2.
Uses NADH while EDH17B3 utilizes NADPH. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | HSD17B2 |
| Uniprot: | P37059 |
| Entrez: | 3294 |

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

17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2; 20 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; E2DH; EC 1.1.1.62,17-beta-HSD 2; EC 1.1.1.63; EDH17B220-alpha-HSD; estradiol 17-beta-dehydrogenase 2; HSD17; hydroxysteroid (17-beta) dehydrogenase 2; Microsomal 17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; SDR9C2; short chain dehydrogenase/reductase family 9C, member 2; Testosterone 17-beta-dehydrogenase
Mass (kDA):
42.785 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 16q23.3 |
| Sequence: | 16; NC_000016.10 (82035253..82098534) |
Membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein.




PMID: 8099587 by Wu L., et al. Expression cloning and characterization of human 17 beta- hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2, a microsomal enzyme possessing 20 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity.
PMID: 7546291 by Labrie Y., et al. The human type II 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase gene encodes two alternatively spliced mRNA species.