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FLASH GENE

Symbol

ALDH8A1

contributors: mct - updated : 03-09-2008

HGNC name	aldehyde dehydrogenase 8 family, member A1
HGNC id	15471

FLASH GENE DNA RNA EXPRESSION PROTEIN DISORDER ANIMAL & CELL MODELS

DNA

TYPE	functioning gene
STRUCTURE	32.00 kb     7 Exon(s)

10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study

MAPPING

cloned

Y

linked

N

status

provisional

RNA

TRANSCRIPTS	type	messenger

identification nb exons type bp product Protein kDa AA specific expression Year Pubmed variant 1 - - 2549 - 487 - Lin (2000) variant 2 6 - 2387 47 433 - Lin (2000)

EXPRESSION

Type	restricted

constitutive of

expressed in	(based on citations)
organ(s)	System Organ level 1 Organ level 2 Organ level 3 Organ level 4 Level Pubmed Species Stage Rna symbol Digestive liver         Urinary kidney

cell lineage

cell lines

fluid/secretion

at STAGE

Text	esophage, liver, kidney

PROTEIN

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

STRUCTURE

motifs/domains

HOMOLOGY

Homologene

FAMILY

aldehyde dehydrogenase family

CATEGORY

enzyme

SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION	intracellular
	intracellular,cytoplasm

basic FUNCTION

converting 9 cis-retinal into the RXR ligand 9 cis-retinoic acid

CELLULAR PROCESS

PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS

PATHWAY

metabolism

vitamin

signaling

a component

INTERACTION

DNA

RNA

small molecule

protein

cell & other

REGULATION

ASSOCIATED DISORDERS

ANIMAL & CELL MODELS