Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 231
Gene name Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B
Gene symbol AKR1B1
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
ADRALDR1ALR2AR
Chromosome 7
Chromosome location 7q33
Summary 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.
146
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 factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
1
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
EGR1 Unknown 12890669
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
40
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001523 Process Retinoid metabolic process IMP 12732097
GO:0001758 Function Retinal dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity IDA 12732097
GO:0002070 Process Epithelial cell maturation IEA
GO:0003091 Process Renal water homeostasis IEA
GO:0004032 Function Aldose reductase (NADPH) activity EXP 1420136, 2112546, 8645003
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
103880 381 ENSG00000085662
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
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