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Facts about Polyprenol reductase.
Referred to as a polyprenol reductase that promotes the reduction of this alpha-isoprene unit of polyprenols into dolichols in a NADP-dependent mechanism. Also able to convert testosterone (T) into 5-alpha-dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
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Gene Name: | Srd5a3 |
Uniprot: | Q9WUP4 |
Entrez: | 57357 |
Belongs to: |
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steroid 5-alpha reductase family |
Polyprenol reductase
Mass (kDA):
37.936 kDA
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Location: | 5|5 C3.3 |
Sequence: | 5; |
PMID: 11116088 by Wilsbacher L.D., et al. The mouse Clock locus: sequence and comparative analysis of 204 kb from mouse chromosome 5.
PMID: 20637498 by Cantagrel V., et al. SRD5A3 is required for converting polyprenol to dolichol and is mutated in a congenital glycosylation disorder.