Reaction: a dolichal + NADP+ = a ditrans,polycis-polyprenal + NADPH + H+
Other name(s): SRD5A3 (gene name); DFG10 (gene name); polyprenol reductase (incorrect); ditrans,polycis-dolichol:NADP+ 2,3-oxidoreductase (incorrect)
Systematic name: dolichal:NADP+ 2,3-oxidoreductase
Comments: The enzyme, isolated from human fetal brain tissue but present in all eukaryotes, catalyses the reduction of the terminal double bond next to the aldehyde group in ditrans,polycis-polyprenal, as part of the pathway that produces dolichol. In mammalian cells dolichols are predominantly 18-21 isoprene units in length.
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References:
1. Sagami, H., Kurisaki, A. and Ogura, K. Formation of dolichol from dehydrodolichol is catalyzed by NADPH-dependent reductase localized in microsomes of rat liver. J. Biol. Chem. 268 (1993) 10109-10113. [PMID: 8486680]
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3. Wilson, M.P., Kentache, T., Althoff, C.R., Schulz, C., de Bettignies, G., Mateu Cabrera, G., Cimbalistiene, L., Burnyte, B., Yoon, G., Costain, G., Vuillaumier-Barrot, S., Cheillan, D., Rymen, D., Rychtarova, L., Hansikova, H., Bury, M., Dewulf, J.P., Caligiore, F., Jaeken, J., Cantagrel, V., Van Schaftingen, E., Matthijs, G., Foulquier, F. and Bommer, G.T. A pseudoautosomal glycosylation disorder prompts the revision of dolichol biosynthesis. Cell (2024) . [PMID: 38821050]