Identification
HMDB Protein ID CDBP00300
Secondary Accession Numbers Not Available
Name L-xylulose reductase
Description Not Available
Synonyms
  1. Carbonyl reductase II
  2. Dicarbonyl/L-xylulose reductase
  3. Kidney dicarbonyl reductase
  4. Sperm surface protein P34H
  5. XR
  6. kiDCR
Gene Name DCXR
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in oxidoreductase activity
Specific Function Catalyzes the NADPH-dependent reduction of several pentoses, tetroses, trioses, alpha-dicarbonyl compounds and L-xylulose. Participates in the uronate cycle of glucose metabolism. May play a role in the water absorption and cellular osmoregulation in the proximal renal tubules by producing xylitol, an osmolyte, thereby preventing osmolytic stress from occurring in the renal tubules.
GO Classification
Biological Process
D-xylose metabolic process
NADP metabolic process
xylulose metabolic process
glucose metabolic process
protein homotetramerization
Cellular Component
brush border
microvillus
membrane
Function
binding
catalytic activity
oxidoreductase activity
Molecular Function
L-xylulose reductase (NADP+) activity
oxidoreductase activity, acting on NADH or NADPH, quinone or similar compound as acceptor
nucleotide binding
Process
oxidation reduction
metabolic process
Cellular Location
  1. Peripheral membrane protein
  2. Membrane
Pathways
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 17
Locus 17q25.3
SNPs DCXR
Gene Sequence
>735 bp
ATGGAGCTGTTCCTCGCGGGCCGCCGGGTGCTGGTCACCGGGGCAGGCAAAGGTATAGGG
CGCGGCACGGTCCAGGCGCTGCACGCGACGGGCGCGCGGGTGGTGGCTGTGAGCCGGACT
CAGGCGGATCTTGACAGCCTTGTCCGCGAGTGCCCGGGGATAGAACCCGTGTGCGTGGAC
CTGGGTGACTGGGAGGCCACCGAGCGGGCGCTGGGCAGCGTGGGCCCCGTGGACCTGCTG
GTGAACAACGCCGCTGTCGCCCTGCTGCAGCCCTTCCTGGAGGTCACCAAGGAGGCCTTT
GACAGATCCTTTGAGGTGAACCTGCGTGCGGTCATCCAGGTGTCGCAGATTGTGGCCAGG
GGCTTAATAGCCCGGGGAGTCCCAGGGGCCATCGTGAATGTCTCCAGCCAGTGCTCCCAG
CGGGCAGTAACTAACCATAGCGTCTACTGCTCCACCAAGGGTGCCCTGGACATGCTGACC
AAGGTGATGGCCCTAGAGCTCGGGCCCCACAAGATCCGAGTGAATGCAGTAAACCCCACA
GTGGTGATGACGTCCATGGGCCAGGCCACCTGGAGTGACCCCCACAAGGCCAAGACTATG
CTGAACCGAATCCCACTTGGCAAGTTTGCTGAGGTAGAGCACGTGGTGAACGCCATCCTC
TTTCTGCTGAGTGACCGAAGTGGCATGACCACGGGTTCCACTTTGCCGGTGGAAGGGGGC
TTCTGGGCCTGCTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 244
Molecular Weight 25742.665
Theoretical pI 8.109
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>L-xylulose reductase
MELFLAGRRVLVTGAGKGIGRGTVQALHATGARVVAVSRTQADLDSLVRECPGIEPVCVD
LGDWEATERALGSVGPVDLLVNNAAVALLQPFLEVTKEAFDRSFEVNLRAVIQVSQIVAR
GLIARGVPGAIVNVSSQCSQRAVTNHSVYCSTKGALDMLTKVMALELGPHKIRVNAVNPT
VVMTSMGQATWSDPHKAKTMLNRIPLGKFAEVEHVVNAILFLLSDRSGMTTGSTLPVEGG
FWAC
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q7Z4W1
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name DCXR_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AB013846
GeneCard ID DCXR
GenAtlas ID DCXR
HGNC ID HGNC:18985
References
General References Not Available