| Gene Symbol |
ALDH1A2
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| Entrez Gene |
8854
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| Alt Symbol |
RALDH(II), RALDH2, RALDH2-T
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family, member A2
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| Other Description |
RALDH 2|retinal dehydrogenase 2|retinaldehyde-specific dehydrogenase type 2
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| Swissprots |
F5H2Y9 Q9UBR8 H0YM00 O94788 B4DZR2 B3KY52 Q2PJS6 Q8NHQ4 Q9UFY0
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| Accessions |
ABC40749 BAA34788 EAW77528 EAW77529 EAW77530 O94788 AA447978 AB015226 BAA34785 AB015227 BAA34786 AB015228 BAA34787 AK128709 BAG54714 AK294981 BAG58050 AK303057 BAG64174 AL110274 AL110299 CAB53740 AL137418 BC030589 AAH30589 BI459110 BX443600 DB458699 DQ891568 ABM82494 DQ894760 ABM85686 NM_001206897 NP_001193826 NM_003888 NP_003879 NM_170696 NP_733797 NM_170697 NP_733798
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| Function |
Recognizes as substrates free retinal and cellular retinol-binding protein-bound retinal. Does metabolize octanal and decanal but does not metabolize citral, benzaldehyde, acetaldehyde and propanal efficiently (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
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| Subcellular Location |
Cytoplasm.
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| Top Pathways |
Retinol metabolism
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