| Entrez gene ID | | 280636 |
| Official gene symbol | | C11orf31 |
| Full name | | chromosome 11 open reading frame 31 |
| Aliases | | ,C17orf10,SELH, |
| Gene summary | | 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. The exact function of this gene is not known, however, selenoproteins are thought to be responsible for most biomedical effects of dietary selenium. [provided by RefSeq] |
| Location | | Chromosome: 11 Locus: 11q12.1 |
| Gene position | | 57508722 - 57510883 Map Viewer |
| Gene orientation | | plus |
| Gene size | | 2162 bp |
| Gene sequence |
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| OMIM ID | | 607914 |
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