RDH13, Official Symbol RDH13provided by HGNC Official Full Name retinol dehydrogenase 13provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:19978 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000160439 AllianceGenome:HGNC:19978 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as SDR7C3 Summary This gene encodes a mitochondrial short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase, which catalyzes the reduction and oxidation of retinoids. The encoded enzyme may function in retinoic acid production and may also protect the mitochondria against oxidative stress. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2009] Expression Ubiquitous expression in skin (RPKM 5.7), stomach (RPKM 4.2) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all