Plays important roles in the production of 11-cis retinal and in visual pigment regeneration. The soluble form binds vitamin A (all-trans-retinol), making it available for LRAT processing to all-trans-retinyl ester. The membrane form, palmitoylated by LRAT, binds all-trans-retinyl esters, making them available for IMH (isomerohydrolase) processing to all-cis-retinol. The soluble form is regenerated by transferring its palmitoyl groups onto 11-cis-retinol, a reaction catalyzed by LRAT. The enzymatic activity is linearly dependent of the expression levels and membrane association.
Specificity
Natural and recombinant Mouse Retinoid isomerohydrolase
Subcellular Location
Cytoplasm Cell membrane Lipid-anchor Attached to the membrane by a lipid anchor when palmitoylated (membrane form), soluble when unpalmitoylated.
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