Entrez gene ID | | 6415 |
Official gene symbol | | SEPW1 |
Full name | | selenoprotein W, 1 |
Aliases | | ,selW, |
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 protein shows highest expression in skeletal muscle and heart, and may be involved in oxidation-reduction reactions. A retroprocessed pseudogene, SEPW1P, has been identified and mapped to chromosome 1p35-34. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 19 Locus: 19q13.3 |
Gene position | | 48281842 - 48287939 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 6098 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 603235 |
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