RPE (gene)

RPE
Available structures
PDB	Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes
	3OVQ, 3OVR, 3OVP, 3QC3
Identifiers
Aliases	RPE, RPE2-1, ribulose-5-phosphate-3-epimerase
External IDs	OMIM: 180480; MGI: 1913896; HomoloGene: 12005; GeneCards: RPE; OMA:RPE - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 2 (human)
End	210,022,260 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 1 (mouse)
End	66,758,964 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	islet of Langerhans; ; Achilles tendon; ; epithelium of colon; ; rectum; ; bone marrow cells; ; Brodmann area 23; ; endothelial cell; ; ventricular zone; ; stromal cell of endometrium; ; right adrenal cortex;
	Top expressed in
	saccule; ; seminal vesicula; ; brown adipose tissue; ; granulocyte; ; intercostal muscle; ; gastric mucosa; ; otic placode; ; mucous cell of stomach; ; secondary oocyte; ; duodenum;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	racemase and epimerase activity, acting on carbohydrates and derivatives; ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase activity; catalytic activity; isomerase activity; protein homodimerization activity; metal ion binding; identical protein binding;
Cellular component	cytosol; extracellular exosome;
Biological process	pentose catabolic process; pentose-phosphate shunt; metabolism; pentose-phosphate shunt, non-oxidative branch; cellular carbohydrate metabolic process; carbohydrate metabolic process;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	6120
	66646
	ENSG00000197713
	ENSMUSG00000026005
	Q96AT9
	Q8VEE0
NM_001278282; NM_001278283; NM_001278285; NM_001278286; NM_001278288;
	NM_001278289; NM_006916; NM_199229; NM_001318926; NM_001318927; NM_001318928; NM_001318929; NM_001318930; NM_001318931
	NM_025683; NM_001310642; NM_001310643; NM_001310644
NP_001265211; NP_001265212; NP_001265214; NP_001265215; NP_001265217;
	NP_001265218; NP_001305855; NP_001305856; NP_001305857; NP_001305858; NP_001305859; NP_001305860; NP_008847; NP_954699
	NP_001297571; NP_001297572; NP_001297573; NP_079959
	Wikidata
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Ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the RPE gene.