Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.5.0)
Enables all-trans-retinol dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity. Involved in cellular detoxification of aldehyde; retinol metabolic process; and visual perception. Located in photoreceptor inner segment. Is expressed in eye. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Leber congenital amaurosis 13 and Leber hereditary optic neuropathy. Orthologous to human RDH12 (retinol dehydrogenase 12).
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