Glutathione peroxidase 2
| Name | Glutathione peroxidase 2 |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | 1.11.1.9 Gastrointestinal glutathione peroxidase Glutathione peroxidase-gastrointestinal Glutathione peroxidase-related protein 2 GPRP-2 GPx-2 GPx-GI GSHPx-GI |
| Gene Name | GPX2 |
| Organism | Human |
| Amino acid sequence | >lcl|BSEQ0010576|Glutathione peroxidase 2 MAFIAKSFYDLSAISLDGEKVDFNTFRGRAVLIENVASLUGTTTRDFTQLNELQCRFPRR LVVLGFPCNQFGHQENCQNEEILNSLKYVRPGGGYQPTFTLVQKCEVNGQNEHPVFAYLK DKLPYPYDDPFSLMTDPKLIIWSPVRRSDVAWNFEKFLIGPEGEPFRRYSRTFPTINIEP DIKRLLKVAI |
| Number of residues | 190 |
| Molecular Weight | 21953.835 |
| Theoretical pI | 7.84 |
| GO Classification |
Functions
glutathione peroxidase activity electron carrier activity Processes
gene expression transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter response to reactive oxygen species Components
cytosol extracellular exosome cytoplasm |
| General Function | Glutathione peroxidase activity |
| Specific Function | Could play a major role in protecting mammals from the toxicity of ingested organic hydroperoxides. Tert-butyl hydroperoxide, cumene hydroperoxide and linoleic acid hydroperoxide but not phosphatidycholine hydroperoxide, can act as acceptors. |
| Transmembrane Regions | |
| GenBank Protein ID | 4902773 |
| UniProtKB ID | P18283 |
| UniProtKB Entry Name | GPX2_HUMAN |
| Cellular Location | Cytoplasm |
| Gene sequence | >lcl|BSEQ0010577|Glutathione peroxidase 2 (GPX2) ATGGCTTTCATTGCCAAGTCCTTCTATGACCTCAGTGCCATCAGCCTGGATGGGGAGAAG GTAGATTTCAATACGTTCCGGGGCAGGGCCGTGCTGATTGAGAATGTGGCTTCGCTCTGA GGCACAACCACCCGGGACTTCACCCAGCTCAACGAGCTGCAATGCCGCTTTCCCAGGCGC CTGGTGGTCCTTGGCTTCCCTTGCAACCAATTTGGACATCAGGAGAACTGTCAGAATGAG GAGATCCTGAACAGTCTCAAGTATGTCCGTCCTGGGGGTGGATACCAGCCCACCTTCACC CTTGTCCAAAAATGTGAGGTGAATGGGCAGAACGAGCATCCTGTCTTCGCCTACCTGAAG GACAAGCTCCCCTACCCTTATGATGACCCATTTTCCCTCATGACCGATCCCAAGCTCATC ATTTGGAGCCCTGTGCGCCGCTCAGATGTGGCCTGGAACTTTGAGAAGTTCCTCATAGGG CCGGAGGGAGAGCCCTTCCGACGCTACAGCCGCACCTTCCCAACCATCAACATTGAGCCT GACATCAAGCGCCTCCTTAAAGTTGCCATATAG |
| GenBank Gene ID | X53463 |
| GeneCard ID | None |
| GenAtlas ID | GPX2 |
| HGNC ID | HGNC:4554 |
| Chromosome Location | 14 |
| Locus | 14q24.1 |
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