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NameAldose reductase
Synonyms
  • 1.1.1.21
  • Aldehyde reductase
  • Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B1
  • ALDR1
  • AR
Gene NameAKR1B1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016194|Aldose reductase
MASRLLLNNGAKMPILGLGTWKSPPGQVTEAVKVAIDVGYRHIDCAHVYQNENEVGVAIQ
EKLREQVVKREELFIVSKLWCTYHEKGLVKGACQKTLSDLKLDYLDLYLIHWPTGFKPGK
EFFPLDESGNVVPSDTNILDTWAAMEELVDEGLVKAIGISNFNHLQVEMILNKPGLKYKP
AVNQIECHPYLTQEKLIQYCQSKGIVVTAYSPLGSPDRPWAKPEDPSLLEDPRIKAIAAK
HNKTTAQVLIRFPMQRNLVVIPKSVTPERIAENFKVFDFELSSQDMTTLLSYNRNWRVCA
LLSCTSHKDYPFHEEF
Number of residues316
Molecular Weight35853.125
Theoretical pI6.99
GO Classification
Functions
  • electron carrier activity
  • aldo-keto reductase (NADP) activity
  • glyceraldehyde oxidoreductase activity
  • alditol
Processes
  • C21-steroid hormone biosynthetic process
  • response to stress
  • cellular response to peptide
  • inner medullary collecting duct development
  • daunorubicin metabolic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • naphthalene metabolic process
  • sorbitol biosynthetic process
  • doxorubicin metabolic process
  • norepinephrine metabolic process
  • carbohydrate metabolic process
  • positive regulation of JAK-STAT cascade
  • steroid metabolic process
  • response to water deprivation
  • positive regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation
  • response to thyroid hormone
  • tissue homeostasis
  • stress-activated protein kinase signaling cascade
  • cellular response to hydrogen peroxide
  • maternal process involved in female pregnancy
  • fructose biosynthetic process
  • fructose metabolic process
  • cellular response to methylglyoxal
Components
  • mast cell granule
  • cytosol
  • extracellular exosome
  • nucleoplasm
  • perinuclear region of cytoplasm
  • Schmidt-Lanterman incisure
  • paranodal junction
  • cell projection cytoplasm
  • Schwann cell microvillus
  • cytoplasm
  • extracellular space
General FunctionGlyceraldehyde oxidoreductase activity
Specific FunctionCatalyzes the NADPH-dependent reduction of a wide variety of carbonyl-containing compounds to their corresponding alcohols with a broad range of catalytic efficiencies.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID178487
UniProtKB IDP15121
UniProtKB Entry NameALDR_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016195|Aldose reductase (AKR1B1)
ATGGCAAGCCGTCTCCTGCTCAACAACGGCGCCAAGATGCCCATCCTGGGGTTGGGTACC
TGGAAGTCCCCTCCAGGGCAGGTGACTGAGGCCGTGAAGGTGGCCATTGACGTCGGGTAC
CGCCACATCGACTGTGCCCATGTGTACCAGAATGAGAATGAGGTGGGGGTGGCCATTCAG
GAGAAGCTCAGGGAGCAGGTGGTGAAGCGTGAGGAGCTCTTCATCGTCAGCAAGCTGTGG
TGCACGTACCATGAGAAGGGCCTGGTGAAAGGAGCCTGCCAGAAGACACTCAGCGACCTG
AAGCTGGACTACCTGGACCTCTACCTTATTCACTGGCCGACTGGCTTTAAGCCTGGGAAG
GAATTTTTCCCATTGGATGAGTCGGGCAATGTGGTTCCCAGTGACACCAACATTCTGGAC
ACGTGGGCGGCCATGGAAGAGCTGGTGGATGAAGGGCTGGTGAAAGCTATTGGCATCTCC
AACTTCAACCATCTCCAGGTGGAGATGATCTTAAACAAACCTGGCTTGAAGTATAAGCCT
GCAGTTAACCAGATTGAGTGCCACCCATATCTCACTCAGGAGAAGTTAATCCAGTACTGC
CAGTCCAAAGGCATCGTGGTGACCGCCTACAGCCCCCTCGGCTCTCCTGACAGGCCCTGG
GCCAAGCCCGAGGACCCTTCTCTCCTGGAGGATCCCAGGATCAAGGCGATCGCAGCCAAG
CACAATAAAACTACAGCCCAGGTCCTGATCCGGTTCCCCATGCAGAGGAACTTGGTGGTG
ATCCCCAAGTCTGTGACACCAGAACGCATTGCTGAGAACTTTAAGGTCTTTGACTTTGAA
CTGAGCAGCCAGGATATGACCACCTTACTCAGCTACAACAGGAACTGGAGGGTCTGTGCC
TTGTTGAGCTGTACCTCCCACAAGGATTACCCCTTCCATGAAGAGTTTTGA
GenBank Gene IDJ04795
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDAKR1B1
HGNC IDHGNC:381
Chromosome Location7
Locus7q35
References
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