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. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Function:
May be involved in a redox-related process.
Tissue Specificity:
Testis specific.
Similarity:
Belongs to the SelWTH family.
SWISS:
P59797
Gene ID:
348303
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 348303 Human
Omim: 607919 Human
SwissProt: P59797 Human
Unigene: 319284 Human
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