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Literature summary for 1.2.1.36 extracted from

  • Kot-Leibovich, H.; Fainsod, A.
    Ethanol induces embryonic malformations by competing for retinaldehyde dehydrogenase activity during vertebrate gastrulation (2009), Dis. Model. Mech., 2, 295-305.
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Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
4-diethylaminobenzaldehyde partial inhibition Xenopus laevis
ethanol competitive inhibition Xenopus laevis

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Xenopus laevis
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Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
embryo RALDH2 activity is present in limiting levels in the early gastrula embryo Xenopus laevis
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Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
Aldh1a2
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Xenopus laevis
RALDH2
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Xenopus laevis
retinaldehyde dehydrogenase 2
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Xenopus laevis

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
physiological function retinaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 is required to activate retinoic acid signaling at the onset of gastrulation Xenopus laevis