AKR7A2

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AKR7A2
Protein AKR7A2 PDB 2bp1.png
Available structures
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Identifiers
Aliases AKR7A2 , AFAR, AFAR1, AFB1-AR1, AKR7, aldo-keto reductase family 7, member A2, aldo-keto reductase family 7 member A2
External IDs OMIM: 603418; MGI: 107796; HomoloGene: 2737; GeneCards: AKR7A2; OMA:AKR7A2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_003689
NM_001320979

NM_025337

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001307908
NP_003680

NP_079613

Location (UCSC) Chr 1: 19.3 – 19.31 Mb Chr 4: 139.04 – 139.05 Mb
PubMed search [3] [4]
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Aflatoxin B1 aldehyde reductase member 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the AKR7A2 gene. [5] [6]

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Function

Aldo-keto reductases, such as AKR7A2, are involved in the detoxification of aldehydes and ketones.[supplied by OMIM] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000053371 Ensembl, May 2017
  2. 1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000028743 Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Ireland LS, Harrison DJ, Neal GE, Hayes JD (Aug 1998). "Molecular cloning, expression and catalytic activity of a human AKR7 member of the aldo-keto reductase superfamily: evidence that the major 2-carboxybenzaldehyde reductase from human liver is a homologue of rat aflatoxin B1-aldehyde reductase". Biochem J. 332 (1): 21–34. doi:10.1042/bj3320021. PMC   1219447 . PMID   9576847.
  6. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: AKR7A2 aldo-keto reductase family 7, member A2 (aflatoxin aldehyde reductase)".

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