Gene Information
Gene NameHSD17B12
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length312
Protein NamesVery-long-chain 3-oxoacyl-CoA reductase (EC 1.1.1.330) (17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 12) (17-beta-HSD 12) (3-ketoacyl-CoA reductase) (KAR) (Estradiol 17-beta-dehydrogenase 12) (EC 1.1.1.62) (Short chain dehydrogenase/reductase family 12C member 1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000149084 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ53GQ0
Gene CardHSD17B12
Uniprot IDQ53GQ0
PfamPF00106
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.376835635)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ HSD17B12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ HSD17B12 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ HSD17B12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ HSD17B12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Hsd17b12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ HSD17B12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Hsd17b12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ HSD17B12 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsHSDL1
ParalogsSDR9C7, HSD17B14, HSD17B7, HSD11B2, DHRS12, RDH12, HSDL1, HSD17B4, DHRS9, RDH11, RDH16, HSD17B8, HSD17B11, BDH1, WWOX, HSD17B2, RDH5, DHRS3, HSD17B13, SDR16C5, HSD17B1, RDH10, HSD17B10, HSD17B3, HSD17B6
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in most tissues tested. Highly expressed in the ovary and mammary. Expressed in platelets. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12482854, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16113833, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16166196}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs11555762 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12482854};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12482854}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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