| HPGD |
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| Identifiers |
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| Aliases | HPGD, 15-PGDH, PGDH, PGDH1, PHOAR1, SDR36C1, hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase 15-(NAD), 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase |
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| External IDs | OMIM: 601688; MGI: 108085; HomoloGene: 68095; GeneCards: HPGD; OMA:HPGD - orthologs |
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| Gene location (Mouse) |
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| | Chr. | Chromosome 8 (mouse) |
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| | Band | 8|8 B2 | Start | 56,747,620 bp |
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| End | 56,774,078 bp |
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| Wikidata |
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Hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase 15-(NAD) (the HUGO-approved official symbol = HPGD; HGNC ID, HGNC:5154), also called 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase [NAD+], is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the HPGD gene.
In melanocytic cells HPGD gene expression may be regulated by MITF.