Structural modeling and in silico analysis of non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms of human 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2.

ABSTRACT: Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), a most common type of genetic mutations, result from single base pair alterations. Non-synonymous SNPs (nsSNP) occur in the coding regions of a gene and result in single amino acid substitution which might have the potential to affect the function as well as structure of the corresponding protein. In human the 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases/Δ(4,5)-isomerase type 2 (HSD3B2) is an important membrane-bound enzyme involved in the dehydrogenation and Δ(4,5)-isomerization of the Δ(5)-steroid precursors into their respective Δ(4)-ketosteroids in the biosynthesis of steroid hormones such as glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, progesterone, androgens, and estrogens in tissues such as adrenal gland, ovary, and testis. Most of the nsSNPs of HSD3B2 are still

SUBMITTER: Goswami AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4539073 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature