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Gene information for ADH7 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID131
Official gene symbolADH7
Full namealcohol dehydrogenase 7 (class IV), mu or sigma polypeptide
Aliases,ADH4,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes class IV alcohol dehydrogenase 7 mu or sigma subunit, which is a member of the alcohol dehydrogenase family. Members of this family metabolize a wide variety of substrates, including ethanol, retinol, other aliphatic alcohols, hydroxysteroids, and lipid peroxidation products. The enzyme encoded by this gene is inefficient in ethanol oxidation, but is the most active as a retinol dehydrogenase; thus it may participate in the synthesis of retinoic acid, a hormone important for cellular differentiation. The expression of this gene is much more abundant in stomach than liver, thus differing from the other known gene family members. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 4   Locus: 4q23-q24
Gene position100356667 - 100333418  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size23250 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID600086