| Entrez gene ID | | 290549 |
| Official gene symbol | | Selk |
| Full name | | selenoprotein K |
| Aliases | | - |
| 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. Studies in human show that this selenoprotein is highly expressed in the heart, where it may function as an antioxidant. [provided by RefSeq] |
| Location | | Chromosome: 16 Locus: 16p16 |
| Gene position | | 5306404 - 5314720 Map Viewer |
| Gene orientation | | plus |
| Gene size | | 8317 bp |
| Gene sequence |
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