Primary Identifier | MGI:1353452 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 11 | NCBI Gene Number | 11671 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables aldehyde dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including hexadecanal metabolic process; nervous system development; and terpenoid metabolic process. Located in endoplasmic reticulum and membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; decidua; early conceptus; nervous system; and sensory organ. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Sjogren-Larsson syndrome. Orthologous to human ALDH3A2 (aldehyde dehydrogenase 3 family member A2). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous null mice exhibit impaired long-chain base metabolism, hyperproliferation of keratinocytes, widened intercellular spaces in the basal layer of the epidermis, and delayed barrier recovery after stratum corneum perturbation. [provided by MGI curators] |