RDH16 explained

Retinol dehydrogenase 16 (all-trans) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RDH16 gene.^[1] The gene is also known as RODH-4 and SDR9C8.^[1]

Further reading

• Persson . B. . Kallberg . Y. . Bray . J. E. . Bruford . E. . Dellaporta . S. L. . Favia . A. D. . Duarte . R. G. . Jörnvall . H. . Kavanagh . K. L. . Kedishvili . 10.1016/j.cbi.2008.10.040 . N. . Kisiela . M. . Maser . E. . Mindnich . R. . Orchard . S. . Penning . T. M. . Thornton . J. M. . Adamski . J. . Oppermann . U. . The SDR (Short-Chain Dehydrogenase/Reductase and Related Enzymes) Nomenclature Initiative . Chemico-Biological Interactions . 178 . 1–3 . 94–98 . 2009 . 19027726 . 2896744 . 2009CBI...178...94P .
• Lapshina . E. A. . Belyaeva . O. V. . Chumakova . O. V. . Kedishvili . N. Y. . Differential Recognition of the Free versus Bound Retinol by Human Microsomal Retinol/Sterol Dehydrogenases: Characterization of the Holo-CRBP Dehydrogenase Activity of RoDH-4† . 10.1021/bi026836r . Biochemistry . 42 . 3 . 776–784 . 2003 . 12534290 .
• Cain . J. M. . Zaino . R. . Shearer . D. . Bennett . R. A. . Olt . G. . Weisz . J. . Expression of a retinol dehydrogenase (hRoDH-4), a member of the retinol/steroid dehydrogenase family implicated in retinoic acid biosynthesis, in normal and neoplastic endometria . American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology . 186 . 4 . 675–683 . 2002 . 11967490 . 10.1067/mob.[phone].

Notes and References

1. Web site: Retinol dehydrogenase 16 (all-trans). 2011-12-06.