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
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]

Related Research Articles

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Selenocysteine is the 21st proteinogenic amino acid. Selenoproteins contain selenocysteine residues. Selenocysteine is an analogue of the more common cysteine with selenium in place of the sulfur.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SECIS element</span> RNA sequence directing the translation of UGA codons as selenocysteines

In biology, the SECIS element is an RNA element around 60 nucleotides in length that adopts a stem-loop structure. This structural motif directs the cell to translate UGA codons as selenocysteines. SECIS elements are thus a fundamental aspect of messenger RNAs encoding selenoproteins, proteins that include one or more selenocysteine residues.

In molecular biology a selenoprotein is any protein that includes a selenocysteine amino acid residue. Among functionally characterized selenoproteins are five glutathione peroxidases (GPX) and three thioredoxin reductases, (TrxR/TXNRD) which both contain only one Sec. Selenoprotein P is the most common selenoprotein found in the plasma. It is unusual because in humans it contains 10 Sec residues, which are split into two domains, a longer N-terminal domain that contains 1 Sec, and a shorter C-terminal domain that contains 9 Sec. The longer N-terminal domain is likely an enzymatic domain, and the shorter C-terminal domain is likely a means of safely transporting the very reactive selenium atom throughout the body.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">SEPP1</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">SELS (gene)</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">SELENON</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">TXNRD1</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Thioredoxin reductase 1, cytoplasmic is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the TXNRD1 gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DIO2</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

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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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