Anti-HSD17B2 Antibody Picoband®

HSD17B2 (17-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE II), also called 17-BETA-HSD II, is an anzyme which have 387 amino acids with a predicted molecular weight of 42,782 and associate with the membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum. Its Cytogenetic location is 16q23.3. The type 2 enzyme was capable of catalyzing the interconversion of testosterone and androstenedione, as well as estradiol and estrone. HSD17B2 mRNA was detected in 18 of 42 (43%) adenomas but not in prolactinomas. In the human endometrium, inactivation of 17-beta-estradiol to estrone is catalyzed by HSD17B2. And HSD17B2 activity distinguishing between disease-free and diseased endometria. HSD17B2 efficiently catalyzes the oxidative metabolism of androgens and estrogens, and it is expressed in a large series of human peripheral tissues. The previous paradigm that HSD17B2 activity in the endometrium is elevated during the secretory phase is confined to diseased endometrium but not to disease-free endometrium.

Estradiol 17-beta-dehydrogenase 2;1.1.1.62;17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2;17-beta-HSD 2;20 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase;20-alpha-HSD; E2DH; Microsomal 17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; Short chain dehydrogenase/reductase family 9C member 2; Testosterone 17-beta-dehydrogenase;1.1.1.239; HSD17B2; EDH17B2, SDR9C2

Capable of catalyzing the interconversion of testosterone and androstenedione, as well as estradiol and estrone. Also has 20-alpha-HSD activity. Uses NADH while EDH17B3 uses NADPH.

Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Immunohistochemistry (Frozen Section), 0.5-1μg/ml, Human, -<br>Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin-embedded Section), 0.5-1μg/ml, Human, By Heat<br>Western blot, 0.1-0.5μg/ml, Human<br>