Gene Information
Gene NameRDH8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length311
Protein NamesRetinol dehydrogenase 8 (EC 1.1.1.300) (Photoreceptor outer segment all-trans retinol dehydrogenase) (Short chain dehydrogenase/reductase family 28C member 2)
Target Nameretinol dehydrogenase 8
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000080511 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBQ9NYR8
Gene CardRDH8
Uniprot IDQ9NYR8
PfamPF00106
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.626798676)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ RDH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ RDH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ RDH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ RDH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Rdh8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ RDH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Rdh8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ RDH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsDHRS7C, DHRS7, HSD11B1, CBR3, HSDL2, DHRS7B, DHRS2, HSD11B1L, DHRS4L2, DHRS4, DHRS11, CBR1, DHRS1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityDetected in photoreceptor outer segments in the retina (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10753906}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1122206  rs1644731 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane {ECO:0000305|PubMed:10753906};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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