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Designing a Western blot for ALDH1A3? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the ALDH1A3 Western Blot GuideDesigning an IHC experiment for ALDH1A3? The guide has the expected staining pattern, antigen retrieval and fixation, antibodies backed by real IHC images, the tissue controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the ALDH1A3 IHC GuideFacts about Aldehyde dehydrogenase family 1 member A3.
Required for the biosynthesis of normal levels of retinoic acid in the embryonic ocular and nasal areas; retinoic acid is required for normal embryonic development of the eye and the nasal region (By similarity). .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | ALDH1A3 |
| Uniprot: | P47895 |
| Entrez: | 220 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| aldehyde dehydrogenase family |

aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family, member A3; Aldehyde dehydrogenase 6; aldehyde dehydrogenase family 1 member A3; ALDH1A6; ALDH6acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 6; EC 1.2.1; EC 1.2.1.5; RALDH3; RALDH-3; Retinaldehyde dehydrogenase 3
Mass (kDA):
56.108 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 15q26.3 |
| Sequence: | 15; NC_000015.10 (100879831..100916626) |
Expressed at low levels in many tissues and at higher levels in salivary gland, stomach, and kidney.
Cytoplasm.





PMID: 7698756 by Hsu L.C., et al. Molecular cloning, genomic organization, and chromosomal localization of an additional human aldehyde dehydrogenase gene, ALDH6.
PMID: 23591992 by Yahyavi M., et al. ALDH1A3 loss of function causes bilateral anophthalmia/microphthalmia and hypoplasia of the optic nerve and optic chiasm.