Gene Information
Gene NameFABGL
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length261
Protein Names(3R)-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.n12) (17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 8) (17-beta-HSD 8) (HSD17B8) (3-ketoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] reductase alpha subunit) (KAR alpha subunit) (3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] reductase) (Estradiol 17-beta-dehydrogenase 8) (EC 1.1.1.62) (Protein Ke6) (Ke6) (Short chain dehydrogenase/reductase family 30C member 1) (Testosterone 17-beta-dehydrogenase 8) (EC 1.1.1.239)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ92506
Gene CardHSD17B8
Uniprot IDQ92506
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed, particularly abundant in prostate, placenta and kidney (PubMed:17978863). Expressed at protein level in various tissues like brain, cerebellum, heart, lung, kidney, ovary, testis, adrenals and prostate (PubMed:30508570). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17978863, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30508570}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2PD6  (X-ray  2.00A  4CQL  (X-ray  2.85A  4CQM  (X-ray  2.34A 
DBSNP rs34491699 
Subcellular location [CC]Mitochondrion matrix {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19571038}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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