Identification
HMDB Protein ID CDBP00778
Secondary Accession Numbers Not Available
Name Glutathione peroxidase 2
Description Not Available
Synonyms
  1. GPRP-2
  2. GPx-2
  3. GPx-GI
  4. GSHPx-2
  5. GSHPx-GI
  6. Gastrointestinal glutathione peroxidase
  7. Glutathione peroxidase-gastrointestinal
  8. Glutathione peroxidase-related protein 2
Gene Name GPX2
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in glutathione peroxidase activity
Specific Function Could play a major role in protecting mammals from the toxicity of ingested organic hydroperoxides. Tert-butyl hydroperoxide, cumene hydroperoxide and linoleic acid hydroperoxide but not phosphatidycholine hydroperoxide, can act as acceptors.
GO Classification
Biological Process
negative regulation of inflammatory response to antigenic stimulus
response to symbiotic bacterium
response to oxidative stress
temperature homeostasis
interaction with symbiont
Cellular Component
cytoplasm
nucleus
Function
peroxidase activity
antioxidant activity
glutathione peroxidase activity
Molecular Function
electron carrier activity
glutathione peroxidase activity
Process
response to stimulus
response to stress
response to oxidative stress
metabolic process
oxidation reduction
Cellular Location
  1. Cytoplasm
Pathways
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 14
Locus 14q24.1
SNPs GPX2
Gene Sequence
>573 bp
ATGGCTTTCATTGCCAAGTCCTTCTATGACCTCAGTGCCATCAGCCTGGATGGGGAGAAG
GTAGATTTCAATACGTTCCGGGGCAGGGCCGTGCTGATTGAGAATGTGCGTTCGCTCTGA
GGCACAACCACCCGGGACTTCACCCAGCTCAACGAGCTGCAATGCCGCTTTCCCAGGCGC
CTGGTGGTCCTTGGCTTCCCTTGCAACCAATTTGGACATCAGGAGAACAGTCAGAATGAG
GAGATCCTGAACAGTCTCAAGTATGTCCGTCCTGGGGGTGGATACCAGCCCACCTTCACC
CTTGTCCAAAAATGTGAGGTGAATGGGCAGAACGAGCATCCTGTCTTCGCCTACCTGAAG
GACAAGCTCCCCTACCCTTATGATGACCCATTTTCCCTCATGACCGATCCCAAGCTCATC
ATTTGGAGCCCTGTGCGCCGCTCAGATGTGGCCTGGAACTTTGAGAAGTTCCTCATAGGG
CCGGAGGGAGAGCCCTTCCGACGCTACAGCCGCACCTTCCCAACCATCAACATTGAGCCT
GACATCAAGCGCCTCCTTAAAGTTGCCATATAG
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 190
Molecular Weight 21953.835
Theoretical pI 7.776
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Glutathione peroxidase 2
MAFIAKSFYDLSAISLDGEKVDFNTFRGRAVLIENVASLUGTTTRDFTQLNELQCRFPRR
LVVLGFPCNQFGHQENCQNEEILNSLKYVRPGGGYQPTFTLVQKCEVNGQNEHPVFAYLK
DKLPYPYDDPFSLMTDPKLIIWSPVRRSDVAWNFEKFLIGPEGEPFRRYSRTFPTINIEP
DIKRLLKVAI
GenBank ID Protein 4902773
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P18283
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name GPX2_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID X53463
GeneCard ID GPX2
GenAtlas ID GPX2
HGNC ID HGNC:4554
References
General References Not Available