PMID- 26924584 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170608 LR - 20171113 IS - 1879-1220 (Electronic) IS - 0960-0760 (Linking) VI - 161 DP - 2016 Jul TI - Androgen-metabolizing enzymes: A structural perspective. PG - 54-72 LID - S0960-0760(16)30035-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2016.02.021 [doi] AB - Androgen-metabolizing enzymes convert cholesterol, a relatively inert molecule, into some of the most potent chemical messengers in vertebrates. This conversion involves thermodynamically challenging reactions catalyzed by P450 enzymes and redox reactions catalyzed by Aldo-Keto Reductases (AKRs). This review covers the structures of these enzymes with a focus on active site interactions and proposed mechanisms. Due to their role in a number of diseases, particularly in cancer, androgen-metabolizing enzymes have been targets of drug design. Hence we will also highlight how existing knowledge of structure is being used to this end. CI - Copyright (c) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Manenda, Mahder Seifu AU - Manenda MS AD - Departement de Biochimie, de Microbiologie et de Bio-informatique, PROTEO, Universite Laval, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Institut de Biologie Integrative et des Systemes (IBIS), Universite Laval, Pavillon Charles-Eugene-Marchand, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada. FAU - Hamel, Charles Jeremie AU - Hamel CJ AD - Departement de Biochimie, de Microbiologie et de Bio-informatique, PROTEO, Universite Laval, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Institut de Biologie Integrative et des Systemes (IBIS), Universite Laval, Pavillon Charles-Eugene-Marchand, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada. FAU - Masselot-Joubert, Lorelei AU - Masselot-Joubert L AD - Departement de Biochimie, de Microbiologie et de Bio-informatique, PROTEO, Universite Laval, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Institut de Biologie Integrative et des Systemes (IBIS), Universite Laval, Pavillon Charles-Eugene-Marchand, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada. FAU - Picard, Marie-Eve AU - Picard ME AD - Departement de Biochimie, de Microbiologie et de Bio-informatique, PROTEO, Universite Laval, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Institut de Biologie Integrative et des Systemes (IBIS), Universite Laval, Pavillon Charles-Eugene-Marchand, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada. FAU - Shi, Rong AU - Shi R AD - Departement de Biochimie, de Microbiologie et de Bio-informatique, PROTEO, Universite Laval, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Institut de Biologie Integrative et des Systemes (IBIS), Universite Laval, Pavillon Charles-Eugene-Marchand, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada. Electronic address: rong.shi@bcm.ulaval.ca. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20160224 PL - England TA - J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol JT - The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology JID - 9015483 RN - 0 (Androgens) RN - 9035-51-2 (Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System) RN - EC 1.- (Oxidoreductases) RN - EC 1.1.- (17-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases) RN - EC 1.1.- (3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases) RN - EC 1.3.99.6 (3-oxo-5 beta-steroid delta 4-dehydrogenase) SB - IM MH - 17-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases/chemistry/*metabolism MH - 3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases/chemistry/*metabolism MH - Androgens/chemistry/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System/chemistry/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Metabolic Networks and Pathways MH - Models, Molecular MH - Oxidoreductases/chemistry/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - AKRs OT - Androgen OT - Aromatase OT - Inhibitors OT - P450s OT - PDB OT - Structure EDAT- 2016/03/01 06:00 MHDA- 2017/06/09 06:00 CRDT- 2016/03/01 06:00 PHST- 2015/08/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/02/15 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/02/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/03/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/03/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/06/09 06:00 [medline] AID - S0960-0760(16)30035-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2016.02.021 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2016 Jul;161:54-72. doi: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2016.02.021. Epub 2016 Feb 24.