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Gene information for Dio2 (Rattus norvegicus)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID65162
Official gene symbolDio2
Full namedeiodinase, iodothyronine, type II
Aliases5DII,DIOII
Gene summaryThe protein encoded by this gene belongs to the iodothyronine deiodinase family. It activates thyroid hormone by converting the prohormone thyroxine (T4) by outer ring deiodination (ORD) to bioactive 3,3',5-triiodothyronine (T3). The expression of this gene in some tissues is regulated by the level of thyroid hormone. This protein contains selenocysteine (Sec) residues 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]
LocationChromosome: 6   Locus: 6q31
Gene position114307757 - 114317562  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size9806 bp
Gene sequence