Gene Information
Gene NameHSD17B9
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length318
Protein NamesRetinol dehydrogenase 5 (EC 1.1.1.209) (EC 1.1.1.315) (EC 1.1.1.53) (11-cis retinol dehydrogenase) (11-cis RDH) (11-cis RoDH) (9-cis retinol dehydrogenase) (9cRDH) (Short chain dehydrogenase/reductase family 9C member 5)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ92781
Gene CardRDH5
Uniprot IDQ92781
PfamPF00106
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed. In the eye, abundant in the retinal pigment epithelium. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9115228, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9931293}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs3138143  rs62638195  rs759359491  rs1058635  rs62638185  rs765993603  rs377029071  rs62638187  rs104894374  rs755168439  rs758411232  rs104894373  rs781112960  rs62638191  rs780377973  rs62638193  rs62638194  rs111033593 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11675386};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255};
Lumenal side {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11675386}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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