Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
231
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
AKR1B1
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
ADR, ALDR1, ALR2, AR
Chromosome Chromosome number
7
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
7q33
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
This gene encodes a member of the aldo/keto reductase superfamily, which consists of more than 40 known enzymes and proteins. This member catalyzes the reduction of a number of aldehydes, including the aldehyde form of glucose, and is thereby implicated i
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT025547 hsa-miR-34a-5p Proteomics 21566225
MIRT038212 hsa-miR-342-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT036537 hsa-miR-1226-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT776271 hsa-miR-214 CLIP-seq
MIRT776272 hsa-miR-3132 CLIP-seq
Transcription factors
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
EGR1 Unknown 12890669
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001523 Process Retinoid metabolic process IMP 12732097
GO:0001758 Function Retinal dehydrogenase activity IDA 12732097
GO:0001894 Process Tissue homeostasis IEA
GO:0002070 Process Epithelial cell maturation IEA
GO:0003091 Process Renal water homeostasis IEA
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
103880 381 ENSG00000085662
Protein
UniProt ID P15121
Protein name Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B1 (EC 1.1.1.21) (EC 1.1.1.300) (EC 1.1.1.372) (EC 1.1.1.54) (Aldehyde reductase) (Aldose reductase) (AR)
Protein function Catalyzes the NADPH-dependent reduction of a wide variety of carbonyl-containing compounds to their corresponding alcohols. Displays enzymatic activity towards endogenous metabolites such as aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes, ketones, monosachari
PDB 1ABN , 1ADS , 1AZ1 , 1AZ2 , 1EF3 , 1EL3 , 1IEI , 1MAR , 1PWL , 1PWM , 1T40 , 1T41 , 1US0 , 1X96 , 1X97 , 1X98 , 1XGD , 1Z3N , 1Z89 , 1Z8A , 2ACQ , 2ACR , 2ACS , 2ACU , 2AGT , 2DUX , 2DUZ , 2DV0 , 2F2K , 2FZ8 , 2FZ9 , 2FZB , 2FZD , 2HV5 , 2HVN , 2HVO , 2I16 , 2I17 , 2IKG , 2IKH , 2IKI , 2IKJ , 2INE , 2INZ , 2IPW , 2IQ0 , 2IQD , 2IS7 , 2ISF , 2J8T , 2NVC
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00248 Aldo_ket_red 15 294 Aldo/keto reductase family Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Highly expressed in embryonic epithelial cells (EUE) in response to osmotic stress. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8435445}.
Sequence
Sequence length 316
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG   Reactome
  Pentose and glucuronate interconversions
Fructose and mannose metabolism
Galactose metabolism
Glycerolipid metabolism
Folate biosynthesis
Metabolic pathways
  Pregnenolone biosynthesis
Fructose biosynthesis
Associated diseases Disease information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
Causal
Disease term Disease name dbSNP ID References
Cataract Cataract, Pseudoaphakia rs118203965, rs118203966, rs104893685, rs121908938, rs104894175, rs121909048, rs28937573, rs121909049, rs121909050, rs74315488, rs80358200, rs80358203, rs121434643, rs56141211, rs132630322
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21329682, 25541468, 21376710, 28137510
Endometrial carcinoma Endometrial Carcinoma rs34612342, rs587776667, rs587776701, rs63750955, rs587776706, rs121434629, rs80359605, rs121913530, rs104894365, rs79184941, rs121913478, rs63750781, rs193922343, rs267608094, rs267608077
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23146748
Unknown
Disease term Disease name Evidence References Source
Endometriosis Endometriosis 25446850 ClinVar
Hypertension Hypertension GWAS
Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Albuminuria Associate 28805547
Asthma Associate 29726087
Atherosclerosis Associate 18451330, 26873505
Breast Neoplasms Associate 35807227, 36454866
Carcinogenesis Associate 35962452
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 18325492, 24607627, 9565553
Carcinoma Non Small Cell Lung Associate 35962452
Cardio Renal Syndrome Associate 18716049
Chronic Disease Associate 16356117
Colorectal Neoplasms Associate 17300864, 21576240, 23732517, 24393480, 27493446, 35807227, 36301939