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Aldh1a1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Aldh1a1
  • Name
    aldehyde dehydrogenase family 1, subfamily A1
  • Synonyms
    Ahd-2, Ahd2, ALDH1, E1, Raldh1
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1353450
    NCBI Gene: 11668
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
  • Candidate for QTL
    6 QTL
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr19:20470079-20620829 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 19, 13.91 cM
  • Mapping Data
    8 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    4685 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1353450
protein coding gene Chr19:20469947-20620829 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0024973
protein coding gene Chr19:18597635-18644400 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0024950
protein coding gene Chr19:17576509-17619326 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0024920
protein coding gene Chr19:18243180-18284818 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0024949
protein coding gene Chr19:17594173-17638319 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0024707
protein coding gene Chr19:18205708-18248036 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0025391
protein coding gene Chr19:19246238-19291523 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0022810
protein coding gene Chr19:17872113-17913217 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0024175
protein coding gene Chr19:17855065-17897662 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0024685
protein coding gene Chr19:20011825-20058539 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0024817
protein coding gene Chr19:17588749-17632928 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0024778
protein coding gene Chr19:17453427-17495887 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0024901
protein coding gene Chr19:18550713-18594122 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0024805
protein coding gene Chr19:20149646-20195374 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0025446
protein coding gene Chr19:18205063-18246514 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0023924
protein coding gene Chr19:17121752-17163989 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0023729
protein coding gene Chr19:17475265-17516667 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0024243
protein coding gene Chr19:18255923-18305414 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    ALDH1A1, aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    ALDH1A1, aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A1
  • Synonyms
    ALDC, ALDH1, ALDH11, ALDH-E1, HEL12, HEL-9, HEL-S-53e, PUMB1, RALDH1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 216
    neXtProt AC: NX_P00352
    UniProt: P00352

  • Chr Location
    9q21.13; chr9:72900671-73080442 (-)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    3 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    27 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    50 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Mice homozygous for a disruption in this gene show a significantly reduced ability to convert retinol to retinoic acid in the liver. Retinal morphology is normal even though the gene is normally highly expressed in the dorsal retina. Mice lacking both Aldh1a1 and Aldh1a2 exhibit azoospermia.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000053279 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 150751 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000087638 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2053 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000084918 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 501 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 250
      Genomic 3
      cDNA 214
      Primer pair 21
      Other 12

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-1206, MGD-MRK-1213, MGD-MRK-16383, MGI:99601
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 247
      Developmental Gene Expression 137
      Gene Ontology 20
      Phenotypes 50
    • Earliest
      J:322154 Hue L, et al., The conversion of (4- 3 H)fructose and of (4- 3 H)glucose to liver glycogen in the mouse. An investigation of the glyceraldehyde crossroads. Eur J Biochem. 1972 Sep 18;29(2):268-75
    • Latest
      J:349179 Azcorra M, et al., Unique functional responses differentially map onto genetic subtypes of dopamine neurons. Nat Neurosci. 2023 Oct;26(10):1762-1774

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    last database update
    11/05/2024
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory