Biology:SEPX1

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Methionine-R-sulfoxide reductase B1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SEPX1 gene.[1][2]

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 belongs to the methionine sulfoxide reductase B (MsrB) family, and it is expressed in a variety of adult and fetal tissues.[2]

See also

  • MSRA (gene)
  • MSRB2
  • Methionine oxidation

References

  1. "Novel selenoproteins identified in silico and in vivo by using a conserved RNA structural motif". J Biol Chem 274 (53): 38147–54. Feb 2000. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.53.38147. PMID 10608886. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: SEPX1 selenoprotein X, 1". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=51734. 

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