RPE
Description
The RPE (ribulose-5-phosphate-3-epimerase) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 2.
RPE is an abbreviation that can stand for various things.
The RPE enzyme facilitates the interconversion of D-ribulose 5-phosphate and D-xylulose 5-phosphate, a reversible process.
RPE is also known as RPE2-1.
Associated Diseases
- lysosomal storage disease
- Senior-Boichis syndrome
- hepatorenocardiac degenerative fibrosis
- 46,XX ovotesticular disorder of sex development
- renal-hepatic-pancreatic dysplasia 1
- nephronophthisis
- Meacham syndrome
- 46,XY complete gonadal dysgenesis
- caudal duplication
