ADHDgene Database
  • Published Variant
  • Published Gene: 359
  • Published Region: 128
  • Pathway by PBA: 8
  • Study: 361

KEGG Pathway Report

Basic Info
ID hsa00140
Name Steroid hormone biosynthesis
Description  Steroid hormones derived from cholesterol are a class of biologically active compounds in vertebrates. The cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme CYP11A1 catalyzes conversion of cholesterol, a C27 compound, to the first C21 steroid, pregnenolone, which is converted by a bifunctional enzyme complex to the gestagen hormone, progesterone [MD:M00107]. Pregnenolone and progesterone are the starting materials for the three groups of steroids: C21 steroids of glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids, C19 steroids of androgens, and C18 steroids of estrogens. (i) Progesterone is converted by hydroxylations at carbons 21 and 11 to corticosterone, which is further modified by hydroxylation and oxydoreduction at carbon 18 to yield aldosterone, a mineralcorticoid [MD:M00108]. Cortisol, the main glucocorticoid, is formed from 17alpha-hydroxyprogesterone with 11-deoxycortisol as an intermediate [MD:M00109]. (ii) Male hormone testosterone is formed from pregnenolone by two pathways, delta5 pathway via dehydroepiandrosterone and delta4 pathway via androstenedione [MD:M00110]. The enzyme CYP17A1 is responsible for the 17,20 lyase and 17alpha-hydroxylase activities in respective pathways. (iii) Female hormones estrone and estradiol are formed from testosterone and 4-androstene-3,17-dione by oxidative removal of the C19 methyl group and subsequent aromatization of ring A [MD:M00111]. In addition to these three groups, recent studies show that there is another group, termed neurosteroids, synthesized in the brain rather than the peripheral endocrine gland.
No. of Genes in ADHDgene  24
Source Pathway by Database Search

Pathway related genes in ADHDgene (count: 24)

Literature-origin genes (count: 3)

Approved Symbol Approved Name Location No. of Studies (significant/non-significant/trend)
STS steroid sulfatase (microsomal), isozyme S Xp22.32 3(2/1/0)
COMT catechol-O-methyltransferase 22q11.21 25(5/20/0)
UGT1A9 UDP glucuronosyltransferase 1 family, polypeptide A9 2q37 1(0/0/1)

Genes from other sources Help(count: 21)

Approved Symbol Approved Name Location Source
UGT2B15 UDP glucuronosyltransferase 2 family, polypeptide B15 4q13 Mapped by significant region
UGT2B11 UDP glucuronosyltransferase 2 family, polypeptide B11 4q13.3 Mapped by significant region
UGT2A1 UDP glucuronosyltransferase 2 family, polypeptide A1, complex locus 4q13 Mapped by significant region
UGT2B17 UDP glucuronosyltransferase 2 family, polypeptide B17 4q13 Mapped by significant region
UGT2A3 UDP glucuronosyltransferase 2 family, polypeptide A3 4q13.2 Mapped by significant region
UGT1A7 UDP glucuronosyltransferase 1 family, polypeptide A7 2q37 Mapped by LD-proxy; Mapped by literature SNP
UGT2A2 UDP glucuronosyltransferase 2 family, polypeptide A2 4q13.3 Mapped by significant region
UGT1A10 UDP glucuronosyltransferase 1 family, polypeptide A10 2q37 Mapped by LD-proxy; Mapped by literature SNP
UGT2B10 UDP glucuronosyltransferase 2 family, polypeptide B10 4q13.3 Mapped by significant region
UGT2B4 UDP glucuronosyltransferase 2 family, polypeptide B4 4q13 Mapped by significant region
UGT2B7 UDP glucuronosyltransferase 2 family, polypeptide B7 4q13 Mapped by significant region
UGT2B28 UDP glucuronosyltransferase 2 family, polypeptide B28 4q13.3 Mapped by significant region
UGT1A8 UDP glucuronosyltransferase 1 family, polypeptide A8 2q37 Mapped by LD-proxy; Mapped by literature SNP
SRD5A3 steroid 5 alpha-reductase 3 4q12 Mapped by LD-proxy
UGT1A1 UDP glucuronosyltransferase 1 family, polypeptide A1 2q37 Mapped by LD-proxy
UGT1A5 UDP glucuronosyltransferase 1 family, polypeptide A5 2q37 Mapped by LD-proxy
UGT1A6 UDP glucuronosyltransferase 1 family, polypeptide A6 2q37 Mapped by LD-proxy
UGT1A3 UDP glucuronosyltransferase 1 family, polypeptide A3 2q37 Mapped by LD-proxy
HSD17B2 hydroxysteroid (17-beta) dehydrogenase 2 16q24.1-q24.2 Mapped by significant region
HSD17B3 hydroxysteroid (17-beta) dehydrogenase 3 9q22 Mapped by significant region
UGT1A4 UDP glucuronosyltransferase 1 family, polypeptide A4 2q37 Mapped by LD-proxy