Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables NAD-retinol dehydrogenase activity. Involved in retinoid metabolic process. Located in endoplasmic reticulum lumen. Is expressed in several structures, including aorta-gonad-mesonephros; central nervous system; embryo ectoderm; eye; and gut. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in fundus albipunctatus and night blindness. Orthologous to human RDH5 (retinol dehydrogenase 5).