Identification
HMDB Protein ID CDBP00774
Secondary Accession Numbers Not Available
Name Phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase, mitochondrial
Description Not Available
Synonyms
  1. GPx-4
  2. GSHPx-4
  3. Glutathione peroxidase 4
  4. PHGPx
Gene Name GPX4
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in glutathione peroxidase activity
Specific Function Protects cells against membrane lipid peroxidation and cell death. Required for normal sperm development and male fertility. Could play a major role in protecting mammals from the toxicity of ingested lipid hydroperoxides. Essential for embryonic development. Protects from radiation and oxidative damage (By similarity).
GO Classification
Biological Process
phospholipid metabolic process
response to oxidative stress
multicellular organismal development
Cellular Component
mitochondrion
Function
peroxidase activity
antioxidant activity
glutathione peroxidase activity
Molecular Function
glutathione peroxidase activity
phospholipid-hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase activity
Process
response to stimulus
response to stress
response to oxidative stress
metabolic process
oxidation reduction
Cellular Location
  1. Cytoplasm
  2. Mitochondrion
Pathways
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 19
Locus 19p13.3
SNPs GPX4
Gene Sequence
>594 bp
ATGAGCCTCGGCCGCCTTTGCCGCCTACTGAAGCCGGCGCTGCTCTGTGGGGCTCTGGCC
GCGCCTGGCCTGGCCGGGACCATGTGCGCGTCCCGGGACGACTGGCGCTGTGCGCGCTCC
ATGCACGAGTTTTCCGCCAAGGACATCGACGGGCACATGGTTAACCTGGACAAGTACCGG
GGCTTCGTGTGCATCGTCACCAACGTGGCCTCCCAGTGAGGCAAGACCGAAGTAAACTAC
ACTCAGCTCGTCGACCTGCACGCCCGATACGCTGAGTGTGGTTTGCGGATCCTGGCCTTC
CCGTGTAACCAGTTCGGGAAGCAGGAGCCAGGGAGTAACGAAGAGATCAAAGAGTTCGCC
GCGGGCTACAACGTCAAATTCGATATGTTCAGCAAGATCTGCGTGAACGGGGACGACGCC
CACCCGCTGTGGAAGTGGATGAAGATCCAACCCAAGGGCAAGGGCATCCTGGGAAATGCC
ATCAAGTGGAACTTCACCAAGTTCCTCATCGACAAGAACGGCTGCGTGGTGAAGCGCTAC
GGACCCATGGAGGAGCCCCTGGTGATAGAGAAGGACCTGCCCCACTATTTCTAG
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 197
Molecular Weight 25046.57
Theoretical pI 9.083
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase, mitochondrial
MSLGRLCRLLKPALLCGALAAPGLAGTMCASRDDWRCARSMHEFSAKDIDGHMVNLDKYR
GFVCIVTNVASQUGKTEVNYTQLVDLHARYAECGLRILAFPCNQFGKQEPGSNEEIKEFA
AGYNVKFDMFSKICVNGDDAHPLWKWMKIQPKGKGILGNAIKWNFTKFLIDKNGCVVKRY
GPMEEPLVIEKDLPHYF
GenBank ID Protein 825667
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P36969
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name GPX4_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID X71973
GeneCard ID GPX4
GenAtlas ID GPX4
HGNC ID HGNC:4556
References
General References Not Available