Gene:
selenoprotein X, 1
Gene ID:
208024
Symbol:
SEPX1
Species:
1000
Description:
This gene encodes a selenoprotein, which contains selenocysteine at the active site. The selenocysteine is encoded by the usual stop codon TGA. This protein has high sequence similarity to the mouse protein, and it is present in a variety of adult and fetal tissues. This protein belongs to the methionine sulfoxide reductase B (MsrB) family.