Gene:
retinol dehydrogenase 12 (all-trans and 9-cis)
Gene ID:
199612
Symbol:
RDH12
Species:
1000
Description:
Retinoids are indispensable light-sensitive elements of vision and also serve as essential modulators of cellular differentiation and proliferation in diverse cell types. RDH12 belongs to a family of dual-specificity retinol dehydrogenases that metabolize both all-trans- and cis-retinols (Haeseleer et al., 2002).[supplied by OMIM]