RDH8

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An Error has occurred retrieving Wikidata item for infobox Retinol dehydrogenase 8 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the RDH8 gene.[1][2][3] All-trans-retinol dehydrogenase (RDH8) is a visual cycle enzyme that reduces all-trans-retinal to all-trans-retinol in the presence of NADPH.[1] It is a member of the short chain dehydrogenase/reductase family and is located in the outer segments of the photoreceptor cells; hence it is also known as photoreceptor retinol dehydrogenase. It is important in the visual cycle by beginning the rhodopsin regeneration pathway by reducing all-trans-retinal, the product of bleached and hydrolysed rhodopsin.[4] This is a rate-limiting step in the visual cycle.[5][supplied by OMIM][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rattner A, Smallwood PM, Nathans J (May 2000). "Identification and characterization of all-trans-retinol dehydrogenase from photoreceptor outer segments, the visual cycle enzyme that reduces all-trans-retinal to all-trans-retinol". J Biol Chem. 275 (15): 11034–11043. doi:10.1074/jbc.275.15.11034. PMID 10753906.
  2. Persson B, Kallberg Y, Bray JE, et al. (Feb 2009). "The SDR (short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase and related enzymes) nomenclature initiative". Chem Biol Interact. 178 (1–3): 94–98. Bibcode:2009CBI...178...94P. doi:10.1016/j.cbi.2008.10.040. PMC 2896744. PMID 19027726.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: RDH8 retinol dehydrogenase 8 (all-trans)".
  4. Rando RR (2001). "The biochemistry of the visual cycle". Chem. Rev. 101 (7): 1881–1896. doi:10.1021/cr960141c. PMID 11710234.
  5. Saari JC, Garwin GG, Van Hooser JP, et al. (1998). "Reduction of all-trans-retinal limits regeneration of visual pigment in mice". Vision Res. 38 (10): 1325–1333. doi:10.1016/S0042-6989(97)00198-3. PMID 9667000. S2CID 16267177.

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