Primary Identifier | MGI:1918732 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 7 | NCBI Gene Number | 108841 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable all-trans-retinol dehydrogenase (NADP+) activity. Acts upstream of or within eye photoreceptor cell development; response to high light intensity; and retina layer formation. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; genitourinary system; integumental system; nervous system; and sensory organ. Orthologous to human RDH13 (retinol dehydrogenase 13). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit disintegration of the outer-plus-inner-segment and outer nuclear layers, reduced amplitudes of a- and b-waves under scotopic conditions and swollen mitochondria in the inner segment following exposure to intense light. [provided by MGI curators] |