ADHFE1

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Also known as FLJ32430

Summary

ADHFE1 (alcohol dehydrogenase iron containing 1, HGNC:16354) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 8q13.1, encoding Hydroxyacid-oxoacid transhydrogenase, mitochondrial (Q8IWW8). Catalyzes the cofactor-independent reversible oxidation of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) to succinic semialdehyde (SSA) coupled to reduction of 2-ketoglutarate (2-KG) to D-2-hydroxyglutarate (D-2-HG).

The ADHFE1 gene encodes hydroxyacid-oxoacid transhydrogenase (EC 1.1.99.24), which is responsible for the oxidation of 4-hydroxybutyrate in mammalian tissues (Kardon et al., 2006 [PubMed 16616524]).

Source: NCBI Gene 137872 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • GWAS associations: 2
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 94 total — 6 pathogenic
  • Druggable target: yes
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_144650

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:16354
Approved symbolADHFE1
Namealcohol dehydrogenase iron containing 1
Location8q13.1
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesFLJ32430
Ensembl geneENSG00000147576
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM611083
Entrez137872

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 27 — 13 protein_coding, 9 nonsense_mediated_decay, 3 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined, 2 retained_intron

ENST00000276576, ENST00000396621, ENST00000396623, ENST00000415254, ENST00000419955, ENST00000422166, ENST00000424777, ENST00000426810, ENST00000431959, ENST00000443372, ENST00000449512, ENST00000463261, ENST00000466739, ENST00000466920, ENST00000496501, ENST00000518781, ENST00000862702, ENST00000862703, ENST00000862704, ENST00000862705, ENST00000862706, ENST00000862707, ENST00000862708, ENST00000862709, ENST00000862710, ENST00000950130, ENST00000950131

RefSeq mRNA: 1 — MANE Select: NM_144650 NM_144650

CCDS: CCDS6190

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000396623 — 14 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE000016926326646826966468907
ENSE000017502356643250466432575
ENSE000034680396644436766444420
ENSE000035211866645707066457166
ENSE000035496856644726466447341
ENSE000035751106645195366452105
ENSE000036105036644886566448970
ENSE000036167396646030866460465
ENSE000036336966644279866442844
ENSE000036379856645405966454157
ENSE000036447386645681766456895
ENSE000036494286644016266440199
ENSE000036741086644521866445414
ENSE000038326636644459466444748

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 245 present calls, max score 96.97.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 5.4330 / max 97.3406, expressed in 1094 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (2 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
891855.36461091
891870.068434

Top tissues by expression

258 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
right lobe of liverUBERON:000111496.97gold quality
mucosa of stomachUBERON:000119996.73gold quality
left ventricle myocardiumUBERON:000656696.44gold quality
hindlimb stylopod muscleUBERON:000425295.59gold quality
tibialis anteriorUBERON:000138594.80gold quality
deltoidUBERON:000147694.52gold quality
gastrocnemiusUBERON:000138894.48gold quality
muscle of legUBERON:000138394.45gold quality
skeletal muscle organUBERON:001489294.34gold quality
quadriceps femorisUBERON:000137794.06gold quality
heart left ventricleUBERON:000208494.06gold quality
apex of heartUBERON:000209893.91gold quality
cardiac ventricleUBERON:000208293.82gold quality
skeletal muscle tissueUBERON:000113493.76gold quality
vastus lateralisUBERON:000137993.67gold quality
liverUBERON:000210793.60gold quality
body of stomachUBERON:000116193.44gold quality
left ovaryUBERON:000211993.22gold quality
esophagogastric junction muscularis propriaUBERON:003584193.14gold quality
biceps brachiiUBERON:000150793.05gold quality
tibial nerveUBERON:000132393.01gold quality
popliteal arteryUBERON:000225092.91gold quality
right ovaryUBERON:000211892.90gold quality
tibial arteryUBERON:000761092.90gold quality
body of pancreasUBERON:000115092.83gold quality
right uterine tubeUBERON:000130292.80gold quality
skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominisUBERON:000451192.79gold quality
lower esophagus muscularis layerUBERON:003583392.48gold quality
lower esophagusUBERON:001347392.40gold quality
muscle tissueUBERON:000238592.38gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 1 experiment(s), a significant marker in 1.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-ANND-3yes9.63

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

34 targeting ADHFE1, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-4795-3P100.0074.624024
HSA-MIR-126-5P100.0072.713180
HSA-MIR-4533100.0069.482758
HSA-MIR-60799.9773.625593
HSA-MIR-211099.9666.681930
HSA-MIR-9983-3P99.9471.483631
HSA-MIR-129-5P99.8870.263273
HSA-MIR-221-3P99.8671.561329
HSA-MIR-222-3P99.8671.351337
HSA-MIR-383-3P99.8565.841359
HSA-MIR-1212499.6869.172700
HSA-MIR-1260A99.6166.671098
HSA-MIR-1260B99.6166.671098
HSA-MIR-4762-5P99.5768.541424
HSA-MIR-3616-5P99.5567.02989
HSA-MIR-57399.5567.44955
HSA-MIR-469699.4867.481040
HSA-MIR-3074-5P98.8266.561414
HSA-MIR-548Q98.7165.35563
HSA-MIR-449098.5168.47943
HSA-MIR-4659B-5P98.0366.84979
HSA-MIR-4659A-5P98.0366.42819
HSA-MIR-430398.0168.132304
HSA-MIR-450A-2-3P97.9167.561459
HSA-MIR-193B-5P97.9165.88837
HSA-MIR-6849-3P97.2564.571371
HSA-MIR-203B-5P97.2468.54543
HSA-MIR-6718-5P97.2468.15553
HSA-MIR-1224-3P97.2465.92851
HSA-MIR-6742-5P96.3264.01869

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 7)

  • cloned and characterized an iron-activated alcohol dehydrogenase gene, Fe-containing alcohol dehydrogenase 1 (ADHFe1) (PMID:12592711)
  • show that the ADHFe1 gene is related to bacterial GHB dehydrogenases and has a conserved NAD-binding site (PMID:19013439)
  • ADHFE1 has an important role of differentiation in CRC, as well as normal colorectal mucosa and embryonic developmental processes. (PMID:23517143)
  • These results demonstrate that the promoter hypermethylation of ADHFE1 is frequently present in CRC and alcohol induces methylation-mediated down expression of ADHFE1 and proliferation of CRC cells. (PMID:24886599)
  • data support the hypothesis that ADHFE1 and MYC signaling contribute to D-2HG accumulation in breast tumors and show that D-2HG is an oncogenic metabolite and potential driver of disease progression. (PMID:29202474)
  • Genome-wide DNA methylation profiles of low- and high-grade adenoma reveals potential biomarkers for early detection of colorectal carcinoma. (PMID:32317010)
  • Combined detection of SDC2/ADHFE1/PPP2R5C methylation in stool DNA for colorectal cancer screening. (PMID:37270460)

Cross-species orthologs

5 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_rerioadhfe1ENSDARG00000053518
mus_musculusAdhfe1ENSMUSG00000025911
rattus_norvegicusAdhfe1ENSRNOG00000007069
drosophila_melanogasterT3dhFBGN0017482
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00012608

Protein

Protein identifiers

Hydroxyacid-oxoacid transhydrogenase, mitochondrialQ8IWW8 (reviewed: Q8IWW8)

Alternative names: Alcohol dehydrogenase iron-containing protein 1, Fe-containing alcohol dehydrogenase

All UniProt accessions (6): Q8IWW8, B4DFI7, B4DV11, F2Z2N0, F2Z3D8, F2Z3E5

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Catalyzes the cofactor-independent reversible oxidation of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) to succinic semialdehyde (SSA) coupled to reduction of 2-ketoglutarate (2-KG) to D-2-hydroxyglutarate (D-2-HG). D,L-3-hydroxyisobutyrate and L-3-hydroxybutyrate (L-3-OHB) are also substrates for HOT with 10-fold lower activities.

Subcellular location. Mitochondrion.

Tissue specificity. Only expressed in adult liver.

Similarity. Belongs to the iron-containing alcohol dehydrogenase family. Hydroxyacid-oxoacid transhydrogenase subfamily.

Isoforms (4)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
Q8IWW8-11yes
Q8IWW8-22
Q8IWW8-33
Q8IWW8-44

RefSeq proteins (1): NP_653251* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR001670ADH_Fe/GldADomain
IPR039697Alcohol_dehydrogenase_FeFamily
IPR042157HOTFamily
IPR056798ADH_Fe_CDomain

Pfam: PF00465, PF25137

Enzyme classification (BRENDA):

  • EC 1.1.99.24 — hydroxyacid-oxoacid transhydrogenase (BRENDA: 19 organisms, 18 substrates, 5 inhibitors, 17 Km, 0 kcat entries)

Substrate kinetics (BRENDA)

6 substrates with measured Km, best-characterized 6. Km ranges are aggregated across organisms/conditions.

SubstrateKm (mM)Measurements
2-OXOGLUTARATE0.018–0.0855
4-HYDROXYBUTYRATE0.06–0.35
D-2-HYDROXYGLUTARATE0.42–4.52
SUCCINIC SEMIALDEHYDE0.0046–0.012
D-2-HYDROXYBUTYRATE4.51
L-3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE31

Catalyzed reactions (Rhea), 2 shown:

  • (S)-3-hydroxybutanoate + 2-oxoglutarate = (R)-2-hydroxyglutarate + acetoacetate (RHEA:23048)
  • 4-hydroxybutanoate + 2-oxoglutarate = (R)-2-hydroxyglutarate + succinate semialdehyde (RHEA:24734)

UniProt features (9 total): splice variant 3, modified residue 2, sequence variant 2, transit peptide 1, chain 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

0 structures.

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-Q8IWW8-F193.000.85

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Post-translational modifications (2): 445, 452

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

1 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-880009Interconversion of 2-oxoglutarate and 2-hydroxyglutarate

MSigDB gene sets: 109 (showing top): GSE18804_SPLEEN_MACROPHAGE_VS_COLON_TUMORAL_MACROPHAGE_DN, GOBP_DICARBOXYLIC_ACID_METABOLIC_PROCESS, GOBP_GENERATION_OF_PRECURSOR_METABOLITES_AND_ENERGY, FOSTER_TOLERANT_MACROPHAGE_DN, SHETH_LIVER_CANCER_VS_TXNIP_LOSS_PAM4, GOBP_LIPID_METABOLIC_PROCESS, GOBP_ORGANIC_ACID_METABOLIC_PROCESS, GOBP_SMALL_MOLECULE_CATABOLIC_PROCESS, GOMF_OXIDOREDUCTASE_ACTIVITY_ACTING_ON_CH_OH_GROUP_OF_DONORS, GOBP_LIPID_CATABOLIC_PROCESS, GOBP_2_OXOGLUTARATE_METABOLIC_PROCESS, GOBP_FATTY_ACID_DERIVATIVE_METABOLIC_PROCESS, chr8q13, GOCC_MITOCHONDRIAL_MATRIX, MARSON_BOUND_BY_E2F4_UNSTIMULATED

GO Biological Process (4): 2-oxoglutarate metabolic process (GO:0006103), ketone body catabolic process (GO:0046952), lipid metabolic process (GO:0006629), obsolete L-glutamate fermentation via 2-hydroxyglutarate (GO:0019552)

GO Molecular Function (4): alcohol dehydrogenase (NAD+) activity (GO:0004022), metal ion binding (GO:0046872), hydroxyacid-oxoacid transhydrogenase activity (GO:0047988), oxidoreductase activity (GO:0016491)

GO Cellular Component (2): mitochondrion (GO:0005739), mitochondrial matrix (GO:0005759)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-1 pathways:

CategoryPathways
Aerobic respiration and respiratory electron transport1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
dicarboxylic acid metabolic process1
small molecule catabolic process1
fatty acid derivative catabolic process1
primary metabolic process1
alcohol dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] activity1
cation binding1
oxidoreductase activity, acting on CH-OH group of donors1
catalytic activity1
cytoplasm1
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle1
mitochondrion1
intracellular organelle lumen1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

1940 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
ADHFE1AVPP01185828
ADHFE1D2HGDHQ8N465640
ADHFE1L2HGDHQ9H9P8617
ADHFE1ALDH6A1Q02252544
ADHFE1AKR7A2O43488519
ADHFE1HIBCHQ6NVY1482
ADHFE1ADH7P40394452
ADHFE1ADH6P28332436
ADHFE1IDH2P48735433
ADHFE1ALDH8A1Q9H2A2416
ADHFE1OXTRP30559408
ADHFE1SFT2D3Q587I9402
ADHFE1IDH1O75874396
ADHFE1CNRIP1Q96F85392
ADHFE1ADH1AP07327390

IntAct

5 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
ADHFE1H2BC21psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.400
ADHFE1GNAQpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
ADHFE1LIPCpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
ATG16L1psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350

BioGRID (3): ADHFE1 (Proximity Label-MS), GNAQ (Two-hybrid), LIPC (Two-hybrid)

ESM2 similar proteins: A0A098DDI1, A1CP85, A1D244, A6QP15, A8WTJ7, B0XRM8, B2B223, B6JVD0, B6QCA7, B6QWH9, B8M0U4, B8N4Q9, C1FYJ9, C1H8L1, C5DVG6, C5MRT8, D1ZA70, O13702, O62742, P07857, P11915, P14882, P16862, P32020, P53585, P54889, P91938, Q08224, Q08B39, Q0D0F3, Q10174, Q17EN4, Q28XT3, Q2UCP6, Q4QQW3, Q4WS76, Q53062, Q54GJ7, Q5RF11, Q6P371

Diamond homologs: A0A0H2URT2, A0A0H2ZM56, A0A0S1X9S7, A4IP64, A6QP15, A6ZTT5, B1VB76, C5MRT8, F8DVL8, P0A9Q7, P0A9Q8, P0DJA2, P10127, P13604, P33744, P37686, P38945, P41795, P45513, P76553, Q08B39, Q09669, Q17EN4, Q24803, Q28XT3, Q4QQW3, Q53062, Q59477, Q5RF11, Q8IWW8, Q8R0N6, Q9RCG0, Q9W265, Q9XDN0, A8WTJ7, Q54GJ7, Q6P371, Q7Q547, Q9U2M4, E5Y946

SIGNOR signaling

0 interactions.

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

94 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic6
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance76
Likely benign2
Benign0

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (6)

Variant IDHGVSClassification
1340821GRCh37/hg19 8q13.1-13.2(chr8:66045954-69807260)x1Pathogenic
1527436GRCh37/hg19 8q12.3-13.2(chr8:65194424-68570319)Pathogenic
59787GRCh38/hg38 8q12.1-21.13(chr8:57361243-79170078)x3Pathogenic
59788GRCh38/hg38 8q12.3-21.13(chr8:61691800-82537696)x3Pathogenic
60364GRCh38/hg38 8q12.3-21.11(chr8:62230636-73227786)x1Pathogenic
686117GRCh37/hg19 8q12.3-13.1(chr8:65280508-67782846)x1Pathogenic

SpliceAI

2425 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
8:66432571:GCAGC:Gdonor_gain1.0000
8:66432574:GC:Gdonor_gain1.0000
8:66432576:G:GGdonor_gain1.0000
8:66445215:A:AGacceptor_gain1.0000
8:66445216:A:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
8:66447262:A:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
8:66448971:G:GGdonor_gain1.0000
8:66451951:A:AGacceptor_gain1.0000
8:66451952:G:GGacceptor_gain1.0000
8:66451952:GC:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
8:66451952:GCC:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
8:66451952:GCCA:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
8:66451952:GCCAT:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
8:66452090:C:Gdonor_gain1.0000
8:66453839:GC:Gdonor_gain1.0000
8:66460461:CCCAG:Cdonor_loss1.0000
8:66460464:AGGT:Adonor_loss1.0000
8:66460466:G:GAdonor_loss1.0000
8:66460467:T:Gdonor_loss1.0000
8:66439430:G:GTdonor_gain0.9900
8:66445213:CCAA:Cacceptor_loss0.9900
8:66445214:CAA:Cacceptor_loss0.9900
8:66445215:AAGC:Aacceptor_loss0.9900
8:66445216:AGC:Aacceptor_loss0.9900
8:66445217:G:GAacceptor_gain0.9900
8:66445217:GCTTC:Gacceptor_gain0.9900
8:66447263:G:GGacceptor_gain0.9900
8:66448863:A:AGacceptor_gain0.9900
8:66448864:G:GGacceptor_gain0.9900
8:66448968:TTGGT:Tdonor_loss0.9900

AlphaMissense

3016 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
8:66445309:G:CA149P0.990
8:66445310:C:AA149D0.989
8:66445271:C:AA136D0.988
8:66445274:T:AV137D0.988
8:66445305:G:CK147N0.988
8:66445305:G:TK147N0.988
8:66445302:T:GC146W0.987
8:66445268:T:AV135D0.985
8:66447287:A:CS192R0.984
8:66447289:T:AS192R0.984
8:66447289:T:GS192R0.984
8:66445316:T:CL151P0.983
8:66445300:T:CC146R0.981
8:66454111:A:CS314R0.981
8:66454113:T:AS314R0.981
8:66454113:T:GS314R0.981
8:66444598:T:CL68P0.980
8:66445294:G:CD144H0.980
8:66452053:A:CS279R0.980
8:66452055:T:AS279R0.980
8:66452055:T:GS279R0.980
8:66445277:G:AG138D0.978
8:66445406:T:CL181P0.977
8:66445412:C:AA183E0.975
8:66448895:T:CL220P0.975
8:66445301:G:AC146Y0.974
8:66444624:T:CC77R0.973
8:66445270:G:CA136P0.969
8:66445277:G:TG138V0.969
8:66445296:C:AD144E0.968

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000219802 (8:66431036 T>C,G), RS1000262365 (8:66446325 G>A), RS1000268955 (8:66431222 G>GT), RS1000279096 (8:66446010 A>G), RS1000334392 (8:66443857 T>A), RS1000355968 (8:66432717 C>A,T), RS1000528339 (8:66463544 G>A), RS1000551601 (8:66438147 A>G), RS1000672780 (8:66445175 C>T), RS1000694072 (8:66431461 T>C), RS1000921232 (8:66437734 C>T), RS1000934004 (8:66462843 C>CA), RS1001152573 (8:66451390 A>G), RS1001172769 (8:66440771 G>A), RS1001192543 (8:66455529 C>G,T)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:611083 | disease phenotypes:

GenCC curated gene-disease

Mondo (0):

Orphanet (0):

HPO phenotypes

0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):

GWAS associations

2 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST008103_169Bipolar disorder7.000000e-06
GCST008115_21Bipolar I disorder2.000000e-07

EFO canonical traits (1, from GWAS)

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0009963bipolar I disorder

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (1): CHEMBL4947 (SINGLE PROTEIN)

PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)

CTD chemical–gene interactions

25 total (human), top 25 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Benzo(a)pyrenedecreases methylation, decreases expression3
Estradiolaffects cotreatment, decreases expression, affects expression3
Aflatoxin B1affects expression, decreases expression3
bisphenol Aincreases expression, affects cotreatment2
Nickeldecreases expression2
GSK-J4decreases expression1
2,5,2’,5’-tetrachlorobiphenylincreases expression1
abrineincreases expression1
bisphenol Sdecreases methylation1
jinfukangaffects cotreatment, increases expression1
Acetaminophenincreases expression1
Air Pollutantsdecreases expression1
Ethanolaffects cotreatment, increases expression1
Cisplatinaffects cotreatment, increases expression1
Dexamethasoneaffects cotreatment, increases expression1
Doxorubicindecreases expression1
Folic Acidaffects cotreatment, increases expression1
Indomethacinaffects cotreatment, increases expression1
Oxygenincreases expression1
Tobacco Smoke Pollutiondecreases expression1
1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthineaffects cotreatment, increases expression1
Cyclosporineincreases expression1
Thapsigarginincreases expression1
Okadaic Aciddecreases expression1
beta-Naphthoflavonedecreases expression1

ChEMBL screening assays

1 unique, capped per target: 1 binding

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL645177BindingThe compound was tested for the ability to inactivate horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase in the presence of 0.2 mM NAD+KInactivation of liver alcohol dehydrogenases and inhibition of ethanol metabolism by ambivalent active-site-directed reagents. — J Med Chem

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

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