| Tissue Specificity | Highly expressed in kidney, liver and epididymis. In the epididymis, it is mainly expressed in the proximal and distal sections of the corpus region. Weakly or not expressed in brain, lung, heart, spleen and testis. |
| 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. |
| Protein Name | L-Xylulose ReductaseXrCarbonyl Reductase IiDicarbonyl/L-Xylulose ReductaseKidney Dicarbonyl ReductaseKidcrShort Chain Dehydrogenase/Reductase Family 20c Member 1Sperm Surface Protein P34h |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-5661270Reactome: R-HSA-5662853 |
| Cellular Localisation | MembranePeripheral Membrane ProteinProbably Recruited To Membranes Via An Interaction With Phosphatidylinositol |
| Alternative Protein Names | L-Xylulose Reductase proteinXr proteinCarbonyl Reductase Ii proteinDicarbonyl/L-Xylulose Reductase proteinKidney Dicarbonyl Reductase proteinKidcr proteinShort Chain Dehydrogenase/Reductase Family 20c Member 1 proteinSperm Surface Protein P34h proteinDCXR proteinSDR20C1 protein |
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