Primary Identifier | MGI:102581 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 12 | NCBI Gene Number | 17252 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables aldehyde dehydrogenase (NADP+) activity. Involved in cellular detoxification of aldehyde; retinol metabolic process; and visual perception. Located in photoreceptor inner segment. Is expressed in eye and forebrain. Orthologous to human RDH11 (retinol dehydrogenase 11). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for disruptions in this gene exhibit delayed dark adaptation. [provided by MGI curators] |