Sorbitol dehydrogenase (SORD; EC 1.1.1.14) catalyzes the interconversion of polyols and their corresponding ketoses, and together with aldose reductase (ALDR1; MIM 103880), makes up the sorbitol pathway that is believed to play an important role in the development of diabetic complications (summarized by Carr and Markham, 1995 [PubMed 8535074]). The first reaction of the pathway (also called the polyol pathway) is the reduction of glucose to sorbitol by ALDR1 with NADPH as the cofactor. SORD then oxidizes the sorbitol to fructose using NAD(+) cofactor.[supplied by OMIM, Jul 2010]
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Expression restricted in 1 cancer type(s)
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Gscore (Amp):
0.00
Gscore (Del):
0.15
Recurrently deleted in 1 cancer type(s)
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Mscore:
0.00
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Total fusion occurrence:
1
Fusions detected in 1 cancer type(s)
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Functional class:
Enzyme
JensenLab PubMed score:
132.41 (Percentile rank: 76.45%)
PubTator score:
113.75 (Percentile rank: 79.42%)
Target development/druggability level:
TchemThese targets have activities in ChEMBL or DrugCentral that satisfy the activity thresholds detailed below.
Tractability (small molecule):
Discovery PrecedenceTargets with ligands; Targets with crystal structures with ligands
