title: Structure of two in tandem human 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase genes.
abstract: Two human 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17 beta-HSD) genes (h17 beta-HSDI and h17 beta-HSDII) included in tandem within an approximately 13 kilobase pair fragment were isolated from a genomic lambda EMBL3 DNA library using cDNA encoding human 17 beta-HSD (hpE2DH216) as probe. We have determined the complete exon and intron sequences of the two genes as well as their 5' and 3'-flanking regions. Human 17 beta-HSDII contains six exons and five short introns for a total length of 3250 base pairs. The exon sequence of h17 beta-HSDII is identical to the previously reported hpE2DH216 cDNA while the overlapping nucleotide sequences of the corresponding exons and introns of h17 beta-HSDI and h17 beta-HSDII show 89% homology. In addition, we have used the hpE2DH216 cDNA to demonstrate the widespread expression of 17 beta-HSD mRNAs in steroidogenic and peripheral target tissues. These new findings provide the basis for a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in 17 beta-HSD deficiency and peripheral sex steroid metabolism.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Council Group in Molecular Endocrinology, Laval University Medical Centre, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Luu-The
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Labrie
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Simard
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lachance
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Couët
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leblanc
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Labrie
mesh_terms: D015067:17-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D015342:DNA Probes; D005796:Genes / Q000235:genetics*; D015698:Genomic Library; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015183:Restriction Mapping
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D015067:17-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases