Enables aldehyde dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] activity. Involved in NADPH regeneration; acetate biosynthetic process; and response to salt stress. Located in cytosol and mitochondrion. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including alcohol dependence; alcohol use disorder; artery disease (multiple); diabetes mellitus (multiple); and liver disease (multiple). Orthologous to several human genes including ALDH1A1 (aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A1); ALDH1A2 (aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A2); and ALDH1A3 (aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A3).
SGD Description
Cytosolic aldehyde dehydrogenase; activated by Mg2+ and utilizes NADP+ as the preferred coenzyme; required for conversion of acetaldehyde to acetate; constitutively expressed; localizes to the mitochondrial outer surface upon oxidative stress; negative regulator of nonselective autophagy; Stb5p directly regulates the expression of ALD6 mRNA and directly binds to the ALD6 promoter