Aldh1a2 Gene Summary [Rat]
Enables retinal binding activity and retinal dehydrogenase activity. Involved in several processes, including response to estradiol; response to vitamin A; and retinoic acid biosynthetic process. Located in perinuclear region of cytoplasm. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Orthologous to human ALDH1A2 (aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2025]
Details
| Type | Protein Coding |
| Official Symbol | Aldh1a2 |
| Official Name | aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family, member A2 [Source:RGD Symbol;Acc:620250] |
| Ensembl ID | ENSRNOG00000055049 |
| Bio databases IDs | |
| Aliases | aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family, member A2 |
| Synonyms | aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A2, aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family, member A2, aldehyde dehydrogenase family 1, subfamily A2, Aldh1a7, AV116159, DIH4, Raldh1, RALDH2, RALDH2-T, RALDH(II), RETINALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE 2 |
| Species | Rat, Rattus norvegicus |
| Orthologies |
Protein Domains
A protein domain is a distinct structural or functional region within a protein that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain. These domains in rat Aldh1a2 often fold into stable, three-dimensional structures and are associated with specific biological functions, such as binding to DNA, other proteins, or small molecules.
- Aldehyde dehydrogenase family
- 5-carboxymethyl-2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde dehydrogenase
- betaine-aldehyde dehydrogenase
- aldehyde dehydrogenase (NAD)
- retinal dehydrogenase
- aldehyde dehydrogenase
- retinal binding
- enzyme
- methylmalonic acid semialdehyde dehydrogenase
- 2-hydroxymuconic semialdehyde dehydrogenase
- delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate dehydrogenase (PutA C-terminal domain)
- NAD(P)+-dependent aldehyde dehydrogenase superfamily
Pathways
Biological processes and signaling networks where the Aldh1a2 gene in rat plays a role, providing insight into its function and relevance in health or disease.
Top Findings
The most significant associations for this gene, including commonly observed domains, pathway involvement, and functional highlights based on current data.
disease
- neoplasia
- stroke
- age-related macular degeneration
- COVID-19
- non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
- hypoplasia
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- metabolic syndrome X
- Barrett syndrome
- idiopathic scoliosis
role in cell
- growth
- expression in
- proliferation
- differentiation
- quantity
- apoptosis
- number
- abnormal morphology
- development
- distribution
Subcellular Expression
Locations within the cell where the protein is known or predicted to be active, providing insight into its function and cellular context.
- Cytoplasm
- perinuclear region
- cytosol
- plasma
Gene Ontology Annotations
Describes the biological processes, cellular components, and molecular functions associated with the rat Aldh1a2 gene, providing context for its role in the cell.
Biological Process
Functions and activities the gene product is involved in
- response to cytokine stimulus
- neural tube development
- cell proliferation
- midgut development
- negative regulation of cell proliferation
- positive regulation of cell proliferation
- retinol metabolic process
- retinoic acid metabolic process
- retinal metabolic process
- cardiac muscle tissue development
- face development
- proximal/distal pattern formation
- determination of bilateral symmetry
- response to retinoic acid
- heart morphogenesis
- retinoic acid biosynthetic process
- protein homotetramerization
- blood vessel development
- embryonic digestive tract development
- hindbrain development
- kidney development
- liver development
- morphogenesis of embryonic epithelium
- embryonic forelimb morphogenesis
- ureter maturation
- lung development
- pancreas development
- neural crest cell development
- 9-cis-retinoic acid biosynthetic process
- embryonic camera-type eye development
- neuron differentiation
- vitamin A metabolic process
- pituitary gland development
- cellular response to retinoic acid
- positive regulation of gene expression
- positive regulation of apoptotic process
- response to estradiol stimulus
- response to vitamin A
Cellular Component
Where in the cell the gene product is active
- perinuclear region of cytoplasm
- cytoplasm
- cytosol
Molecular Function
What the gene product does at the molecular level
- aldehyde dehydrogenase (NAD) activity
- 3-chloroallyl aldehyde dehydrogenase activity
- retinal dehydrogenase activity
- retinal binding