Cloning of rat 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 and characterization of tissue distribution and catalytic activity of rat type 1 and type 2 enzymes

Endocrinology
L A AkinolaR Vihko

Abstract

17 beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (17HSDs) are enzymes catalyzing the conversion between 17 beta-hydroxy- and 17-ketosteroids. Both estrogens and androgens possess their highest activity in the 17 beta-hydroxy form, and the enzymes, therefore, regulate the biological activity of sex hormones. In this study, we have characterized the complementary DNA (cDNA) for rat 17HSD type 2. The cDNA encodes a protein with a predicted mol wt of 42,010 Da. The protein has 77% similarity and 62% identity with the human 17HSD type 2 enzyme. Furthermore, the hydropathicity profiles of the enzymes are very similar. The two isozymes contain a putative transmembrane region close to the N-terminus. However, the rat isozyme lacks the two lysine-rich amino acid cluster present at the N- and C-terminals of human 17HSD type 2. The tissue distribution of the rat 17HSD type 1 and type 2 enzymes is very similar to that of the human enzymes. The highest expression of 17HSD type 2 was detected in the placenta. In addition, a 1.5-kilobase messenger RNA for the enzyme was detected in the small intestine, liver, and kidney of both sexes. The two messenger RNAs for rat 17HSD type 1 (1.4 and 1.7 kilobases) were highly expressed only in the ovary, and at very...Continue Reading

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