Gene Symbol | Ldhb |
Entrez Gene ID | 16832 |
Full Name | lactate dehydrogenase B |
Synonyms | AI790582,H-Ldh,LDH-B,LDH-H,Ldh-2,Ldh2 |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Mus musculus(house mouse) |
Genome | |
Summary | This gene encodes the B subunit of lactate dehydrogenase enzyme, which catalyzes the interconversion of pyruvate and lactate with concomitant interconversion of NADH and NAD+ in a post-glycolysis process. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have also been found for this gene. Recent studies have shown that a C-terminally extended isoform is produced by use of an alternative in-frame translation termination codon via a stop codon readthrough mechanism, and that this isoform is localized in the peroxisomes. Pseudogenes have been identified on chromosomes 1 and 19. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2016]. |