Gene Symbol | Selenov |
Entrez Gene ID | 499113 |
Full Name | selenoprotein V |
Synonyms | RGD1562943,Selv |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Rattus norvegicus(Norway rat) |
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Summary | This gene encodes a selenoprotein containing a selenocysteine (Sec) residue, which is encoded by the UGA codon that normally signals translation termination. The 3' UTRs of selenoprotein mRNAs contain a conserved stem-loop structure, the Sec insertion sequence (SECIS) element, which is necessary for the recognition of UGA as a Sec codon rather than as a stop signal. This protein is specifically expressed in the testis. It belongs to the SelWTH family, which possesses a thioredoxin-like fold and a conserved CxxU (C is cysteine, U is Sec) motif, suggesting a redox function for this gene. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2017]. |