Anti-ALDH1A3

This gene encodes an aldehyde dehydrogenase enzyme that uses retinal as a substrate. Mutations in this gene have been associated with microphthalmia, isolated 8, and expression changes have also been detected in tumor cells. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. Protein function: Catalyzes the NAD-dependent oxidation of aldehyde substrates, such as all-trans-retinal and all-trans-13,14-dihydroretinal, to their corresponding carboxylic acids, all-trans-retinoate and all- trans-13,14-dihydroretinoate, respectively (PubMed:27759097). High specificity for all-trans-retinal as substrate, can also accept acetaldehyde as substrate in vitro but with lower affinity (PubMed:27759097). Required for the biosynthesis of normal levels of retinoate in the embryonic ocular and nasal regions, a critical lipid in the embryonic development of the eye and the nasal region. [The UniProt Consortium]