About Very-long-chain 3-oxoacyl-CoA reductase
Very-long-chain 3-oxoacyl-CoA reductase (HSD17B12) is a protein
from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession
Q53GQ0, 312 residues long.
MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and
92 disease associations.
Target properties
| Protein name | Very-long-chain 3-oxoacyl-CoA reductase |
| UniProt accession | Q53GQ0 |
| Gene | HSD17B12 |
| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Length | 312 residues |
| Molecular weight | — |
| EC numbers | — |
| Target class | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Subcellular location | — |
| Keywords | — |
Druggability
Target tractability assessment (Open Targets + pocket analysis). No approved drug
| Druggability tier | MEDIUM |
| Druggability score | — |
| Pocket score | — |
| Max clinical phase | — |
Disease associations (92)
Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).
- Alzheimer disease · score 0.47
- body mass index · score 0.46
- Parkinson disease · score 0.46
- neurodegenerative disease · score 0.46
- lysosomal storage disease · score 0.46
- multiple sclerosis · score 0.46
- body fat percentage · score 0.44
- vital capacity · score 0.44
- high density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement · score 0.39
- serum alanine aminotransferase measurement · score 0.38
3D Structure (1)
Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.
| Structure | Source | Method | Mean pLDDT | Resolution (Å) |
| AF-Q53GQ0-F1 | alphafold | PREDICTED | 94.39 | — |
Amino-acid sequence (312 residues)
MESALPAAGF LYWVGAGTVA YLALRISYSL FTALRVWGVG NEAGVGPGLG EWAVVTGSTD GIGKSYAEEL AKHGMKVVLI SRSKDKLDQV SSEIKEKFKV ETRTIAVDFA SEDIYDKIKT GLAGLEIGIL VNNVGMSYEY PEYFLDVPDL DNVIKKMINI NILSVCKMTQ LVLPGMVERS KGAILNISSG SGMLPVPLLT IYSATKTFVD FFSQCLHEEY RSKGVFVQSV LPYFVATKLA KIRKPTLDKP SPETFVKSAI KTVGLQSRTN GYLIHALMGS IISNLPSWIY LKIVMNMNKS TRAHYLKKTK KN
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