Description
Mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase; required for growth on ethanol and conversion of acetaldehyde to acetate; phosphorylated; activity is K+ dependent; utilizes NADP+ or NAD+ equally as coenzymes; expression is glucose repressed; can substitute for cytosolic NADP-dependent aldehyde dehydrogenase when directed to the cytosol; human homolog ALDH2 can complement yeast ald4 mutant [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005901]
Gene Synonyms
ALD7, ALDH2
Location
Chromosome XV: 1,039,840-1,041,399 forward strand.
R64-1-1:BK006948.2
About this gene
This gene has 1 transcript (splice variant), 3261 orthologues and 7 paralogues.
Transcripts
