RPSBLAST alignment for GI: 254780290 and conserved domain: cd08273

>gnl|CDD|176234 cd08273, MDR8, Medium chain dehydrogenases/reductase (MDR)/zinc-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase-like family. This group is a member of the medium chain dehydrogenases/reductase (MDR)/zinc-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase-like family, but lacks the zinc-binding sites of the zinc-dependent alcohol dehydrogenases. The medium chain dehydrogenases/reductase (MDR)/zinc-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase-like family, which contains the zinc-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH-Zn) and related proteins, is a diverse group of proteins related to the first identified member, class I mammalian ADH. MDRs display a broad range of activities and are distinguished from the smaller short chain dehydrogenases (~ 250 amino acids vs. the ~ 350 amino acids of the MDR). The MDR proteins have 2 domains: a C-terminal NAD(P)-binding Rossmann fold domain of a beta-alpha form and an N-terminal catalytic domain with distant homology to GroES. The MDR group contains a host of activities, including the founding alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), quinone reductase, sorbitol dehydrogenase, formaldehyde dehydrogenase, butanediol DH, ketose reductase, cinnamyl reductase, and numerous others. The zinc-dependent alcohol dehydrogenases (ADHs) catalyze the NAD(P)(H)-dependent interconversion of alcohols to aldehydes or ketones. Active site zinc has a catalytic role, while structural zinc aids in stability. ADH-like proteins typically form dimers (typically higher plants, mammals) or tetramers (yeast, bacteria), and generally have 2 tightly bound zinc atoms per subunit. The active site zinc is coordinated by a histidine, two cysteines, and a water molecule. The second zinc seems to play a structural role, affects subunit interactions, and is typically coordinated by 4 cysteines. Length = 331
 Score =  181 bits (461), Expect = 2e-46
 Identities = 110/341 (32%), Positives = 166/341 (48%), Gaps = 26/341 (7%)

Query: 7   MRHVAMSGYGKSNVMFLAESPIPQPQKEEILIKVEAIGVNRPDVMQRKGLYPPPKNANPI 66
            R V ++  G   V+ + E+ +P+P   E+++KVEA GV+  DV  R+GLYP        
Sbjct: 1   NREVVVTRRGGPEVLKVVEADLPEPAAGEVVVKVEASGVSFADVQMRRGLYPDQPPLPFT 60

Query: 67  LGLEVAGKIVDLGENTTHWNIGDEVCALVNGGGYAEYCLSHQGHTLPIPKGYNAIQAASL 126
            G ++ G++  LG   T + +GD V AL   GG AEY      + +P+P+G +A +A  L
Sbjct: 61  PGYDLVGRVDALGSGVTGFEVGDRVAALTRVGGNAEYINLDAKYLVPVPEGVDAAEAVCL 120

Query: 127 PESFFTVWANLFQTANLRSGQTVLIHGGSSGIGTTAIQLASYFGATVYTTAKSEEKCLAC 186
             ++ T +  L + A + +GQ VLIHG S G+G   ++LA   GA VY TA SE    A 
Sbjct: 121 VLNYVTAYQMLHRAAKVLTGQRVLIHGASGGVGQALLELALLAGAEVYGTA-SERNHAAL 179

Query: 187 LKLGAKHAINYLKEDFLEILQKETQGRGIDIILDMVGAEYLNQHLTLLSKEGKLIIISFL 246
            +LGA   I+Y  +D+L      T G G+D++ D VG E   +    L+  G L+     
Sbjct: 180 RELGATP-IDYRTKDWLP--AMLTPG-GVDVVFDGVGGESYEESYAALAPGGTLVCYGGN 235

Query: 247 GGNIATEINLNPIIS--------------KRITITGSTLRRRTDIA--KQSIRDSLQLKI 290
              +    +L  + S              +R T       R  D    +Q + + L    
Sbjct: 236 SSLLQGRRSLAALGSLLARLAKLKLLPTGRRATFYYVWRDRAEDPKLFRQDLTELLD--- 292

Query: 291 WPLLNSHVIAPVIHTVLPLGKVAMAHDIMEKSEHIGKIILL 331
             LL    I P I   LPL +VA AH ++E  + +GKI+LL
Sbjct: 293 --LLAKGKIRPKIAKRLPLSEVAEAHRLLESGKVVGKIVLL 331