| Entrez gene ID | | 50551 |
|
| Official gene symbol | | Txnrd2 |
|
| Full name | | thioredoxin reductase 2 |
|
| Aliases | | MGC93435,Tr3,Trxr2,Trxrd2 |
|
| Gene summary | | This gene product belongs to the family of pyridine nucleotide-disulfide oxidoreductases. It is a mitochondrial enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of thioredoxin, and is implicated in the defense against oxidative stress. This protein contains a selenocysteine (Sec) residue at its active site. The selenocysteine is encoded by the UGA codon, which normally signals translation termination. The 3' UTR of Sec-containing genes have a common stem-loop structure, the sec insertion sequence (SECIS), which is necessary for the recognition of UGA as a Sec codon rather than as a stop signal. [provided by RefSeq] |
|
| Location | | Chromosome: 11 Locus: - |
|
| Gene position | | 84513360 - 84561672 Map Viewer |
|
| Gene orientation | | minus |
|
| Gene size | | 48313 bp |
|
| Gene sequence |
| |
|
|
