| Description: | This gene encodes a member of the aldo/keto reductasesuperfamily, which consists of more than 40 known enzymes andproteins. These enzymes catalyze the conversion of aldehydes andketones to their corresponding alcohols by utilizing NADH and/orNADPH as cofactors. The enzymes display overlapping but distinctsubstrate specificity. This enzyme catalyzes the reduction ofprostaglandin (PG) D2, PGH2 and phenanthrenequinone (PQ), and theoxidation of 9alpha,11beta-PGF2 to PGD2. It may play an importantrole in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases such as asthma, andmay also have a role in controlling cell growth and/ordifferentiation. This gene shares high sequence identity with threeother gene members and is clustered with those three genes atchromosome 10p15-p14. |
| Synonym: | Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C3, 1---, 17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 5, 17-beta-HSD 5, 3-alpha-HSD type II, brain, 3-alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2, 3-alpha-HSD type 2, Chlordecone reductase homolog HAKRb, Dihydrodiol dehydrogenase 3, DD-3, DD3, Dihydrodiol dehydrogenase type I, HA1753, Indanol dehydrogenase, Prostaglandin F synthase, PGFS, Testosterone 17-beta-dehydrogenase 5, Trans-1,2-dihydrobenzene-1,2-diol dehydrogenase, AKR1C3, DDH1, HSD17B5, KIAA0119, PGFS |
