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Gene information for AKR7L (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID246181
Official gene symbolAKR7L
Full namealdo-keto reductase family 7-like
Aliases,AFAR3,AKR7A4,
Gene summaryThis gene is one of three aldo-keto reductase genes that are present in a cluster on the p arm of chromosome 1. The encoded proteins are involved in the reduction of the dialdehyde protein-binding form of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) to the non-binding AFB1 dialcohol. This family member encodes a selenoprotein, which contains a selenocysteine (Sec) residue. The selenocysteine is encoded by a UGA codon that normally signals translational termination. Selenoprotein genes have a common stem-loop structure, the sec insertion sequence (SECIS), that is necessary for the recognition of UGA as a Sec codon rather than as a stop signal. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 1   Locus: 1p36.13|1p35-p36.1
Gene position19600568 - 19592476  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size8093 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID608478