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Gene information for SELK (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID58515
Official gene symbolSELK
Full nameselenoprotein K
Aliases,HSPC030,HSPC297,MGC17057,
Gene summaryThis 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. This selenoprotein is localized to the endoplasmic reticulum and is highly expressed in the heart, where it may function as an antioxidant. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 3   Locus: 3p21.31
Gene position53925989 - 53919226  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size6764 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID607916