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Gene information for DIO2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID1734
Official gene symbolDIO2
Full namedeiodinase, iodothyronine, type II
Aliases,5DII,D2,SelY,TXDI2,
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). It is highly expressed in the thyroid, and may contribute significantly to the relative increase in thyroidal T3 production in patients with Graves disease and thyroid adenomas. 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. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 14   Locus: 14q24.2-q24.3
Gene position80678525 - 80663869  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size14657 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID601413