11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2
BE0000131ProteinHumansHSD11B2
Catalyzes the conversion of biologically active 11beta-hydroxyglucocorticoids (11beta-hydroxysteroid) such as cortisol, to inactive 11-ketoglucocorticoids (11-oxosteroid) such as cortisone, in the presence of NAD(+) (PubMed:10497248, PubMed:12788846, PubMed:17314322, PubMed:22796344, PubMed:23685396, PubMed:27927697, PubMed:30902677, PubMed:33387577, PubMed:7859916, PubMed:8538347). It is acted on by 19 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- HSD11B2
- UniProtKB entry
- P80365Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Microsome
- Residues / weight
- 405 residues · 44,126 Da
- Also known as
- 1.1.1.- · 11-beta-HSD type II · 11-beta-HSD2 · 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type II · 11-DH2
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 03, 2024
Which approved drugs act on 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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