retinol dehydrogenase 13 (RDH13)

Function

• does not exhibit retinol dehydrogenase activity in vitro

Structure

• belongs to the short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR) family

Expression

• expressed mostly in eye, pancreas, placenta & lung
• in the retina, detected in the inner segment of the photoreceptor cells
• weak expression in a small population of inner nuclear neurons & the inner plexiform layer

More general terms

• retinal dehydrogenase

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q8NBN7.html