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Facts about Retinol dehydrogenase 5.
Active in the presence of NAD as cofactor but not in the presence of NADP. .
Human | |
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Gene Name: | RDH5 |
Uniprot: | Q92781 |
Entrez: | 5959 |
Belongs to: |
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short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR) family |
11-cis RDH; 11-cis retinol dehydrogenase; 9,9-cis-retinol specific dehydrogenase; EC 1.1.1; EC 1.1.1.105; FLJ39337; FLJ97089; HSD17B; RDH1; retinol dehydrogenase 1; retinol dehydrogenase 5 (11-cis and 9-cis); retinol dehydrogenase 5 (11-cis/9-cis); SDR9C5; short chain dehydrogenase/reductase family 9C, member 5
Mass (kDA):
34.979 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 12q13.2 |
Sequence: | 12; NC_000012.12 (55720393..55724742) |
Abundant in the retinal pigment epithelium. Expressed at high levels in mammary tissue, kidney and testis, and at lower levels in liver, heart, adrenal gland, lung, pancreas and skeletal muscle.
Endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein; Lumenal side.
PMID: 8884265 by Simon A., et al. Primary structure of human 11-cis retinol dehydrogenase and organization and chromosomal localization of the corresponding gene.
PMID: 9115228 by Mertz J.R., et al. Identification and characterization of a stereospecific human enzyme that catalyzes 9-cis-retinol oxidation. A possible role in 9-cis- retinoic acid formation.