Gene Information
Gene NameDHRS3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length302
Protein NamesShort-chain dehydrogenase/reductase 3 (EC 1.1.1.300) (DD83.1) (Retinal short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase 1) (retSDR1) (Retinol dehydrogenase 17) (Short chain dehydrogenase/reductase family 16C member 1)
Target Nameshort-chain dehydrogenase/reductase 3
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000162496 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBO75911
Gene CardDHRS3
Uniprot IDO75911
PfamPF00106
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.030727169)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ DHRS3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ DHRS3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ DHRS3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ DHRS3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Dhrs3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ DHRS3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Dhrs3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsRDH10
ParalogsSDR9C7, HSD17B14, HSD17B7, HSD11B2, DHRS12, RDH12, HSDL1, HSD17B4, DHRS9, RDH11, RDH16, HSD17B8, HSD17B11, BDH1, WWOX, HSD17B2, RDH5, HSD17B13, HSD17B12, SDR16C5, HSD17B1, RDH10, HSD17B10, HSD17B3, HSD17B6
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed with highest levels found in heart, placenta, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas, thyroid, testis, stomach, trachea and spinal cord. Lower levels found in skeletal muscle, intestine and lymph node. No expression detected in brain. In the retina, expressed in cone but not rod outer segments. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11861404, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9705317}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1128251 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane {ECO:0000305};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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