SEPW1

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SELENOW
Available structures
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Identifiers
Aliases SELENOW , selW, SEPW1, selenoprotein W, 1, selenoprotein W
External IDs OMIM: 603235; MGI: 1100878; HomoloGene: 2263; GeneCards: SELENOW; OMA:SELENOW - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_003009

NM_009156

RefSeq (protein)

NP_003000

NP_033182

Location (UCSC) Chr 19: 47.78 – 47.78 Mb Chr 7: 15.65 – 15.66 Mb
PubMed search [3] [4]
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Selenoprotein W is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SEPW1 gene. [5] [6]

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Function

This gene encodes a selenoprotein, which contains a selenocysteine (Sec) residue at its active site. The selenocysteine is encoded by the UGA codon that normally signals translation termination. The 3' UTR of selenoprotein genes have a common stem-loop structure, the sec insertion sequence (SECIS), that is necessary for the recognition of UGA as a Sec codon rather than as a stop signal. This protein shows highest expression in skeletal muscle and heart, and may be involved in oxidation-reduction reactions. A retroprocessed pseudogene, SEPW1P, has been identified and mapped to chromosome 1p35-34. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000178980 Ensembl, May 2017
  2. 1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000041571 Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Gu QP, Beilstein MA, Vendeland SC, Lugade A, Ream W, Whanger PD (July 1997). "Conserved features of selenocysteine insertion sequence (SECIS) elements in selenoprotein W cDNAs from five species". Gene. 193 (2): 187–96. doi:10.1016/S0378-1119(97)00113-3. PMID   9256076.
  6. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: SEPW1 selenoprotein W, 1".

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