Gene Information
Gene NameALDH8A1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length487
Protein Names2-aminomuconic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.32) (Aldehyde dehydrogenase 12) (Aldehyde dehydrogenase family 8 member A1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000118514 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ9H2A2
Gene CardALDH8A1
Uniprot IDQ9H2A2
PfamPF00171
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.401805853)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ALDH8A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ALDH8A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ALDH8A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Aldh8a1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ALDH8A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Aldh8a1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ALDH8A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsALDH7A1, ALDH1B1, ALDH3A2, ALDH1A1, ALDH3B1, ALDH3B2, ALDH3A1, ALDH2, ALDH9A1, ALDH1A2, ALDH6A1, ALDH5A1, ALDH1L1, ALDH1A3, ALDH1L2, ALDH4A1, ALDH16A1
Tissuekidney, liver
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in adult kidney and liver. Detected at lower levels in fetal liver and kidney. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11007799}.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2294315 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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