Gene Information
Gene NameDCXR
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length244
Protein NamesL-xylulose reductase (XR) (EC 1.1.1.10) (Carbonyl reductase II) (Dicarbonyl/L-xylulose reductase) (Kidney dicarbonyl reductase) (kiDCR) (Short chain dehydrogenase/reductase family 20C member 1) (Sperm surface protein P34H)
Target Namel-xylulose reductase
Target TypeNA
Gene Age810 ( ENSG00000169738 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ7Z4W1
Gene CardDCXR
Uniprot IDQ7Z4W1
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.395408701)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ DCXR ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ DCXR ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ Dcxr ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ DCXR ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Dcxr ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ DCXR ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in kidney, liver and epididymis. In the epididymis, it is mainly expressed in the proximal and distal sections of the corpus region. Weakly or not expressed in brain, lung, heart, spleen and testis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10385429, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11882650}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1PR9  (X-ray  1.96A  1WNT  (X-ray  2.30A  3D3W  (X-ray  1.87A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane {ECO:0000250};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Note=Probably recruited to membranes via an interaction with phosphatidylinositol. {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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