Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Predicted to enable oxidoreductase activity, acting on the CH-OH group of donors, NAD or NADP as acceptor and steroid dehydrogenase activity. Predicted to act upstream of or within positive regulation of lipid biosynthetic process. Located in lipid droplet. Orthologous to human HSD17B13 (hydroxysteroid 17-beta dehydrogenase 13).