Gene Information
Gene NameHSD11B2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length405
Protein Names11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11-DH2) (11-beta-HSD2) (EC 1.1.1.-) (11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type II) (11-HSD type II) (11-beta-HSD type II) (Corticosteroid 11-beta-dehydrogenase isozyme 2) (NAD-dependent 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase) (Short chain dehydrogenase/reductase family 9C member 3)
Target Namecorticosteroid 11-beta-dehydrogenase 2
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000176387 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBP80365
Gene CardHSD11B2
Uniprot IDP80365
PfamPF00106
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.067885616)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ HSD11B2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ HSD11B2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ HSD11B2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ HSD11B2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Hsd11b2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ HSD11B2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Hsd11b2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ HSD11B2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsHSD17B2
ParalogsSDR9C7, HSD17B14, HSD17B7, DHRS12, RDH12, HSDL1, HSD17B4, DHRS9, RDH11, RDH16, HSD17B8, HSD17B11, BDH1, WWOX, HSD17B2, RDH5, DHRS3, HSD17B13, HSD17B12, SDR16C5, HSD17B1, RDH10, HSD17B10, HSD17B3, HSD17B6
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in kidney, placenta, pancreas, prostate, ovary, small intestine and colon, and in lower levels in the spleen and testis (PubMed:7859916). At midgestation, expressed at high levels in placenta and in fetal kidney and, at much lower levels, in fetal lung and testis (PubMed:8530071). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7859916, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8530071}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs13306425  rs768507002  rs121917780  rs28934592  rs28934591  rs121917833  rs121917782  rs1309642469  rs28934594  rs1453036708  rs121917781  rs387907117 
Subcellular location [CC]Microsome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17314322}. Endoplasmic reticulum {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10497248, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17314322}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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