| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACGGAACUCCCUGGGUAGGAGUUUGAAGCUUUCUUAACUCAGAAAGAAA… | 2002 nt | 0.4056 | |
| ACGGAACUCCCUGGGUAGGAGUUUGAAGCUUUCUUAACUCAGAAAGAAA… | 2150 nt | 0.4051 | |
| ACGGAACUCCCUGGGUAGGAGUUUGAAGCUUUCUUAACUCAGAAAGAAA… | 2142 nt | 0.4052 |
This gene encodes class II alcohol dehydrogenase 4 pi subunit, which is a member of the alcohol dehydrogenase family. Members of this enzyme family metabolize a wide variety of substrates, including ethanol, retinol, other aliphatic alcohols, hydroxysteroids, and lipid peroxidation products. Class II alcohol dehydrogenase is a homodimer composed of 2 pi subunits. It exhibits a high activity for oxidation of long-chain aliphatic alcohols and aromatic alcohols and is less sensitive to pyrazole. This gene is localized to chromosome 4 in the cluster of alcohol dehydrogenase genes. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
A study in mice demonstrated that the ADH4 gene expression was significantly down-regulated in liver tissue following combined alcohol and high-fat diet exposure, and this down-regulation was reversed by scoparone intervention, which also improved alcohol metabolism and alleviated liver injury [Wei et al. DOI:10.1016/J.Biopha.2022.113770]. In a separate single-cell RNA-seq study of short-term alcoholic liver injury in mice, expression of the ADH4 was found to be decreased in hepatocytes after alcohol treatment [Cao et al. DOI:10.3390/Ijms24054344].