Gene Information
Gene NameDHRS4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length278
Protein NamesDehydrogenase/reductase SDR family member 4 (EC 1.1.1.184) (NADPH-dependent carbonyl reductase) (CR) (NADPH-dependent retinol dehydrogenase/reductase) (NRDR) (humNRDR) (Peroxisomal short-chain alcohol dehydrogenase) (PSCD) (SCAD-SRL) (Short chain dehydrogenase/reductase family 25C member 2) (Protein SDR25C2) (Short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase family member 4)
Target Namedehydrogenase/reductase sdr family member 4
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000157326 )
3 ( ENSG00000284807 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ9BTZ2
Gene CardDHRS4
Uniprot IDQ9BTZ2
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.087643474)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ DHRS4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ DHRS4 ( ortholog_one2many )
Macaque_ DHRS4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Dhrs4 ( ortholog_one2many )
Pig_ DHRS4 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ Dhrs4 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rabbit_ DHRS4 ( ortholog_one2many )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsDHRS7C, DHRS7, HSD11B1, RDH8, CBR3, HSDL2, DHRS7B, DHRS2, HSD11B1L, DHRS11, CBR1, DHRS1, DHRS4L2
TissueNA
Tissue Specificity[Isoform 1]: Predominantly expressed in normal cervix (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17230527}.;
[Isoform 4]: Expressed in some neoplastic cervical tissues, but not in normal cervix (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17230527}.;
[Isoform 5]: Expressed in a few neoplastic cervical tissues. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17230527}.;
[Isoform 6]: Expressed in a few neoplastic cervical tissues. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17230527}.;
[Isoform 8]: High expression in liver. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23128527}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3O4R  (X-ray  1.70A 
DBSNP rs1043442  rs1043650 
Subcellular location [CC][Isoform 1]: Peroxisome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10333503, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17230527}. Note=Isoform 4 is not peroxisomal. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17230527}.;
[Isoform 7]: Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22227495}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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