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ALDH3B2 - aldehyde dehydrogenase 3 family, member B2

Homo sapiens

Synonyms: ALDH8, Aldehyde dehydrogenase 8, Aldehyde dehydrogenase family 3 member B2

Hsu, L.C. et al., Hsu, L.C. et al.

Hsu, Chang, Hsu, Chang, Yoshida,

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High impact information on ALDH3B2

The structure of two human aldehyde dehydrogenase genes, ALDH7 and ALDH8, have been determined [1].
The ALDH8 gene is over 10 kb in length and consists of at least 10 exons [1].
Therefore, the human ALDH8 gene is a potential nonprocessed pseudogene in the ALDH multigene family which has no other pseudogenes reported so far [2].
The human ALDH8 gene was identified during the process of the screening for the human ALDH7 genomic clones [2].
The expression of the ALDH8 transcripts is restricted to the salivary gland among the human tissues examined [2].

Biological context of ALDH3B2

Overlapping ALDH8 cDNA clones were isolated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of human salivary gland total RNA or lambda gt11 cDNA library [2].

Associations of ALDH3B2 with chemical compounds

Sequencing and expression of the human ALDH8 encoding a new member of the aldehyde dehydrogenase family [2].

References

Human aldehyde dehydrogenase genes, ALDH7 and ALDH8: genomic organization and gene structure comparison. Hsu, L.C., Chang, W.C., Yoshida, A. Gene (1997) [Pubmed]
Sequencing and expression of the human ALDH8 encoding a new member of the aldehyde dehydrogenase family. Hsu, L.C., Chang, W.C. Gene (1996) [Pubmed]

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