Entrez gene ID | | 58515 |
Official gene symbol | | SELK |
Full name | | selenoprotein K |
Aliases | | ,HSPC030,HSPC297,MGC17057, |
Gene summary | | This 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] |
Location | | Chromosome: 3 Locus: 3p21.31 |
Gene position | | 53925989 - 53919226 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 6764 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 607916 |
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