Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 9.0.0)
Enables 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (NADP+) activity. Involved in glucocorticoid catabolic process. Acts upstream of or within lung development. Is active in endoplasmic reticulum. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; cardiovascular system; genitourinary system; nervous system; and sensory organ. Used to study cortisone reductase deficiency 2. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in cortisone reductase deficiency (multiple); hypertension (multiple); and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Orthologous to human HSD11B1 (hydroxysteroid 11-beta dehydrogenase 1).
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